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Owosso Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Owosso FC's Theodore Espinoza 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. Boyce Crawford charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boyce Crawford the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 2nd match minute, Christopher was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boyce Crawford to maneuver through the defense. Benny Haas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theodore Espinoza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Theodore Espinoza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saul Addison stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Keith Minton's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Geoff Stone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Owosso FC's goal looked a bit too open when Keith Minton came free, but Saul Addison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geoff Stone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th 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 Theodore Espinoza in the 25th minute of play forced Christopher's goalkeeper Benny Haas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keith Minton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keith Minton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saul Addison having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Geoff Stone cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Saul Addison was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Geoff Stone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 46 minutes into the game, Geoff Stone cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Saul Addison was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Keith Minton to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Owosso FC defense, Reed Zamora kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saul Addison. The Owosso FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saul Addison should have stopped the shot. Keith Minton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keith Minton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Christopher's Saul Addison threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Keith Minton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, Christopher's Reed Zamora got a free kick in the 67th minute. Christopher's Benny Haas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ari Talley in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Christopher's DeAndre Goff got a free kick in the 70th minute. When Ari Talley came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Owosso FC 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 Ari Talley couldn't finish the play. Geoff Stone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Saul Addison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Addison made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Geoff Stone sent off a good shot on target. Saul Addison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keith Minton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Randolph Dawkins's late challenge caught a Christopher's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Randolph Dawkins helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Christopher booed when Owosso FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randolph Dawkins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geoff Stone struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Saul Addison didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Christopher. Saul Addison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keith Minton in the 88th minute of the match. Saul Addison made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geoff Stone in the 90th minute. Saul Addison made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Geoff Stone sent off a good shot on target. Saul Addison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keith Minton in the 96th minute of play. Owosso FC's Saul Addison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keith Minton in the 97th minute of play.