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Owosso Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hood River AFC's Donnie Herring started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moses Benoit in the 4th minute of play forced Hood River AFC's goalkeeper Danny Tang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danny Tang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Theodore Espinoza's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Theodore Espinoza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Danny Tang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Donnie Herring managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hood River AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Donnie Herring was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saul Addison breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Owosso FC's zone, Donnie Herring stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saul Addison came out of the goal and Donnie Herring tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Josiah Mims sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Addison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josiah Mims in the 25th minute of play. Ari Talley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Danny Tang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josiah Mims received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Saul Addison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donnie Herring in the 38th minute of play forced Owosso FC's goalkeeper Saul Addison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saul Addison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donnie Herring, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Josiah Mims fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Addison having to interfere.

In the 54th minute, Donnie Herring fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Owosso FC's Saul Addison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donnie Herring in the 67th minute of play. Theodore Espinoza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Owosso FC's zone, Al Dobbins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saul Addison came out of the goal and Al Dobbins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Randolph Dawkins hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Mitchell Hobbs charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mitchell Hobbs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hood River AFC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Mitchell Hobbs hit a great ball. Danny Tang had in the 83rdth minute some difficulties stopping Kareem Wolfe's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Hood River AFC's Mitchell Hobbs slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saul Addison. That made the score 0-2 after 85 minutes of play. With a little luck, Owosso FC's Saul Addison got control of the ball when Josiah Mims tried to sneak it across the goal line. Saul Addison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donnie Herring, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. If Theodore Espinoza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Theodore Espinoza might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danny Tang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Theodore Espinoza ran back to his position shaking his head. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hood River AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.