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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. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, David Patterson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Philadelphia Sainty's supporters rose to their feet, but David Patterson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darell Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Hastings in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Albert Cortez saved Philadelphia Sainty from getting behind. Pascal Novak's late challenge caught a Philadelphia Sainty's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascal Novak helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cockeysville getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Pascal Novak hit a great ball. In the 15th minute of the match Philadelphia Sainty got a corner. Cockeysville's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tristan Bradshaw ran over to the corner to take the kick. Philadelphia Sainty's Tristan Bradshaw was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Darell Bravo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Philadelphia Sainty's Tristan Bradshaw got a free kick in the 17th minute. Philadelphia Sainty's Albert Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Hastings in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Hastings in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Albert Cortez saved Philadelphia Sainty from getting behind. Albert Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Hastings, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Darell Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derrick Coulter in the 26th minute of the match. A collision led to Philadelphia Sainty getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Eddie Crum hit a great ball. Cockeysville's Arturo Hastings got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Teddy Sharp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Arturo Hastings got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Philadelphia Sainty's Albert Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Hastings in the 46th minute of play. In the 48th minute Arturo Hastings shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Derrick Coulter was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Rolland Thompson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Albert Cortez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Teddy Sharp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darell Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derrick Coulter in the 63rd minute of the match. If Arturo Hastings had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67thth minute of the game Teddy Sharp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Philadelphia Sainty's Albert Cortez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teddy Sharp in the 72nd minute of play forced Philadelphia Sainty's goalkeeper Albert Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albert Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teddy Sharp in the 74th minute of play. Albert Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Hastings, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, David Patterson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Philadelphia Sainty's supporters rose to their feet, but David Patterson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darell Bravo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 88 minutes into the match, Cockeysville's goal looked a bit too open when Derrick Coulter came free, but Darell Bravo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albert Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teddy Sharp in the 90th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Teddy Sharp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cockeysville's supporters rose to their feet, but Teddy Sharp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Cortez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.