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Owosso Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Theodore Espinoza made the kick off which started today's match. Scottie Kraft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodore Espinoza in the 3rd minute of play. If Jamel Bradshaw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes of play, Springfield Zips's Diego Vincent made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saul Addison was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jamel Bradshaw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ty Madsen during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Owosso FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ty Madsen hit a great ball. Brandon Polk, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Ari Talley got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. A collision led to Springfield Zips getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Diego Vincent hit a great ball. Springfield Zips's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Theodore Espinoza scored to the left of an out of position Scottie Kraft, making the score, 1-1. Jamel Bradshaw 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. Ari Talley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Scottie Kraft tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theodore Espinoza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scottie Kraft having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Jamel Bradshaw got free with Saul Addison in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Diego Vincent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Springfield Zips defense, Ari Talley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Scottie Kraft. The Springfield Zips fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Scottie Kraft should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute Diego Vincent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saul Addison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Scottie Kraft took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodore Espinoza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Theodore Espinoza 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Vincent in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Addison saved Owosso FC from getting behind. Scottie Kraft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theodore Espinoza in the 75th minute of play. Jamel Bradshaw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Saul Addison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hal Carroll charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hal Carroll the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Hal Carroll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Scottie Kraft showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theodore Espinoza in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 97thth minute of the game Diego Vincent who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Owosso FC's Saul Addison was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Diego Vincent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Owosso FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.