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Cockeysville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Hastings took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, ALIANZA FC's Benjamin Reilly got control of the ball when Teddy Sharp tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Teddy Sharp notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ALIANZA FC's Benjamin Reilly. Benjamin Reilly was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th minute of the game Van Goff made a throw-in which Lance Bautista played forward. If Norman Kern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reyes Hanson in the 16th minute of play forced Cockeysville's goalkeeper Darell Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Busch kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 22nd match minute, ALIANZA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zackary McNeill to maneuver through the defense. When Rolland Thompson fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cockeysville's protests and gave Rolland Thompson a yellow card for diving instead. The referee gave ALIANZA FC a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lance Bautista, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cockeysville's Darell Bravo. 1-1. 28 minutes into the match, Cockeysville's goal looked a bit too open when Norman Kern came free, but Darell Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rolando Busch hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Giuseppe Moon might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Darell Bravo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giuseppe Moon ran back to his position shaking his head. 33 minutes into the game, ALIANZA FC's Ace Acevedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Darell Bravo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Juan McGowan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Bravo having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Lance Bautista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALIANZA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ace Acevedo to strike the kick off in the second half. ALIANZA FC's Juan McGowan got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Ace Acevedo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Darell Bravo. That made the score 1-4 in the 60 minute of play. Darell Bravo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 65th minute, which inside left pole to 1-5. Benjamin Reilly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teddy Sharp in the 69th minute of the match. Ace Acevedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darell Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ace Acevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 76th match minute, ALIANZA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan McGowan to maneuver through the defense. After 82 played minutes Cockeysville got a freekick which was hit by Rolland Thompson. If Giuseppe Moon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldo Schaefer kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Norman Kern had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darell Bravo. Cockeysville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norman Kern was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. ALIANZA FC played a much better game than Cockeysville and deserved their victory. The Cockeysville players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.