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Spectators: 7415 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jed Shaffer took the kick off in the first half of the match. New York Towers's King Wallace played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by King Patterson in the 3rd minute of play. Jed Shaffer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dustin Tipton having to interfere. A collision led to Ahamdullilah getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Rudolf Sutherland hit a great ball. Dustin Tipton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darell Ricks in the 10th minute of play. Ahamdullilah's Dustin Tipton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jed Shaffer in the 11th minute of play. King Patterson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. King Wallace tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, New York Towers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandy Christian to maneuver through the defense. King Wallace acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rey Kearney. Jed Shaffer might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dustin Tipton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jed Shaffer ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Ahamdullilah's zone, Tory Chaney stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dustin Tipton came out of the goal and Tory Chaney tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wallace Boles in the 32nd minute of play forced New York Towers's goalkeeper King Wallace to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd match minute, New York Towers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Truman Robles to maneuver through the defense. Brant Jefferson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without King Wallace having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 36th minute when King Patterson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Ahamdullilah's Wallace Boles got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Ahamdullilah's goal looked a bit too open when Tory Chaney came free, but Dustin Tipton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Jed Shaffer in the 55th minute of play forced Ahamdullilah's goalkeeper Dustin Tipton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Tory Chaney managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New York Towers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tory Chaney was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute of the match, Jed Shaffer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dustin Tipton saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Brant Jefferson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without King Wallace having to interfere. King Wallace stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of King Patterson's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. King Wallace showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Patterson, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Tory Chaneys short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Dustin Tipton to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 80th minute, Jed Shaffer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New York Towers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to New York Towers getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Wilfred Garza hit a great ball. When Brant Jefferson came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Ahamdullilah fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Brant Jefferson couldn't finish the play. If Wilfred Garza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dustin Tipton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jed Shaffer, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.