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Orland Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Esteban Adair got the match started through his kick off. Ward Whaley might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rigoberto Austin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ward Whaley ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 4th minute, Leo Lilly left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orland AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Rigoberto Austin made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Leo Lilly sent off a good shot on target. Rigoberto Austin was a little too slow when Ward Whaley got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 2-0. Ward Whaley was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Uruguay's Rigoberto Austin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Uruguay from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the game, Sherwood Redmond was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Uruguay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orland AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Uruguay's Sherwood Redmond got a free kick in the 18th minute. Sean Merchant came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rigoberto Austin could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ward Whaley in the 26th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Rigoberto Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Adair kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Ward Whaley sped through Uruguay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rigoberto Austin. After 37 minutes, Sean Merchant mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orland AFC and the Uruguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 37 played minutes Orland AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sean Merchant. In the 40th minute, Sherwood Redmond ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stevie Minton was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. When Ward Whaley came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the Orland AFC 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 Ward Whaley couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leo Lilly in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Austin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leo Lilly received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Rigoberto Austin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Esteban Adair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Austin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ward Whaley went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. Leo Lilly blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rigoberto Austin having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ward Whaley in the 83rd minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Rigoberto Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Orland AFC's Leo Lilly nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rigoberto Austin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. After having played for 90 minutes, Leo Lilly managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orland AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Lilly was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ward Whaley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Lilly in the 94th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Rigoberto Austin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Lilly fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Austin having to interfere. Orland AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.