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Scottsdale
Spectators: 6926 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Orlando Ziegler made the kick off which started today's match. Ken Brooks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ken Brooks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robby Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Ziegler, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Scottsdale FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Orlando Ziegler hit a great ball. Kory McKenna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robby Williamson having to interfere. The supporters of Ladysmith booed when Scottsdale FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rashad Cotton didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Ziegler in the 41st minute of play forced Ladysmith's goalkeeper Robby Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlando Ziegler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Robby Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When Abe Huber fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ladysmith's protests and gave Abe Huber a yellow card for diving instead. If Kory McKenna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robby Williamson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kory McKenna's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Kory McKenna put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Robby Williamson. Robby Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Ziegler in the 66th minute of play. Ken Brooks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Nicholas Coffey got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kory McKenna in the 85th minute of play forced Ladysmith's goalkeeper Robby Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ken Brooks could shoot a difficult shot in the 91st minute, which Harvey Brown however easily saved by the left post. Orlando Ziegler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robby Williamson having to interfere. In the 96th minute Orlando Ziegler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robby Williamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ladysmith's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.