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Christopher Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diego Vincent took the kick off in the first half of the match. Geoff Stone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Scottie Kraft made a huge save. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Christopher's Keith Minton in the 4th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Scottie Kraft was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Springfield Zips through an amazing save. When Christopher's Keith Minton in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Springfield Zips's goalie prevented a goal. Scottie Kraft stood somewhat misplaced when Keith Minton came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 12 minute. In the 14th minute, Ross Barnhart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Scottie Kraft took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keith Minton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Christopher booed when Springfield Zips was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hugh Herget didn't get a good kick on the ball. Springfield Zips's Scottie Kraft proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Springfield Zips from getting a goal against them. Brant Zapata hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Diego Vincent's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benny Haas was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Geoff Stone blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Scottie Kraft having to make a save. Keith Minton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute Keith Minton clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. In the 31st minute, one of Springfield Zips:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Springfield Zips. Scottie Kraft went to the wrong direction when Warner Booth was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a rather tough play, Springfield Zips's Hugh Herget got a free kick in the 34th minute. DeAndre Goff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Scottie Kraft tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Springfield Zips's zone, Geoff Stone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Scottie Kraft came out of the goal and Geoff Stone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Springfield Zips's Scottie Kraft got control of the ball when Geoff Stone tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Geoff Stone stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Geoff Stone 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. Diego Vincent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Benny Haas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Laurence Murphy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Christopher and the Springfield Zips players grew even worse after the yellow card. Scottie Kraft showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoff Stone in the 66th minute of the match. Reed Zamora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Geoff Stone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Reed Zamora fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Christopher's protests and gave Reed Zamora a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Reed Zamora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jermaine Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jermaine Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Christopher booed when Springfield Zips was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jermaine Matos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Scottie Kraft stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geoff Stone's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Geoff Stone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Reed Zamora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 2-0 became the score in the 81st minute when Geoff Stone elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Reed Zamora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Scottie Kraft tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geoff Stone struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Scottie Kraft didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Christopher. Geoff Stone's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Scottie Kraft read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. After 91 played minutes Springfield Zips got a freekick which was hit by Hugh Herget. When Geoff Stone came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Christopher 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 Geoff Stone couldn't finish the play. Reed Zamora hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Christopher's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.