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St. Petersburg
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristopher Delarosa kicked off to start the match. The supporters of St. Petersburg booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. DeMarcus Palmer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin Wilkins in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darell Gallo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute, Rolf Irizarry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Benjamin Wilkins managed to get in a good position for a shot. St. Petersburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Wilkins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darell Gallo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. St. Petersburg's Desmond Loomis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristopher Delarosa in the 14th minute of play. Desmond Loomis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Hawkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Desmond Loomis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Hawkins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jon Lynn's late challenge caught a AC Milan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jon Lynn helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AC Milan booed when St. Petersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon Lynn didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute Cristopher Delarosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desmond Loomis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desmond Loomis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristopher Delarosa went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 25th match minute, St. Petersburg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilber Calloway to maneuver through the defense. DeMarcus Palmer's late challenge caught a St. Petersburg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. DeMarcus Palmer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, DeMarcus Palmer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute, Domenic Clayton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benjamin Wilkins charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Wilkins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bradley Hawkins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Desmond Loomis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cristopher Delarosa came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the AC Milan 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 Cristopher Delarosa couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in St. Petersburg's zone, Cristopher Delarosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desmond Loomis came out of the goal and Cristopher Delarosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Bradley Hawkins managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Milan's supporters rose to their feet, but Bradley Hawkins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Desmond Loomis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benjamin Wilkins stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Darell Gallo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilber Calloway's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Wilber Calloway fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Gallo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Wilkins in the 57th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Darell Gallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ramon Santiago fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored St. Petersburg's protests and gave Ramon Santiago a yellow card for diving instead. 64 minutes into the match, Benjamin Wilkins notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of AC Milan's Darell Gallo. Darell Gallo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Desmond Loomis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from DeMarcus Palmer in the 67th minute of play. After having played for 71 minutes, Bradley Hawkins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Milan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bradley Hawkins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristopher Delarosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Cristopher Delarosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of St. Petersburg:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Milan:s goal. Guillermo Goldsmith walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. St. Petersburg's Desmond Loomis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristopher Delarosa in the 86th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Rolf Irizarry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Darell Gallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Wilkins in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilber Calloway in the 94th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Darell Gallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. St. Petersburg's Desmond Loomis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save St. Petersburg from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bradley Hawkins got free with Desmond Loomis in the 99th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristopher Delarosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 101st minute. Desmond Loomis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.