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Woodcliff Lake
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Crosby FC's Ahmed Hedrick 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. A collision led to Woodcliff Lake FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Wilbur Whitten hit a great ball. Crosby FC's Ahmed Hedrick got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucien Odom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Platt, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7thth minute of the game Dan Platt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woodcliff Lake FC's Lucien Odom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute, Lamar Dunlap made a precise shot to the right of Lucien Odom. Woodcliff Lake FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lucien Odom came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Crosby FC's Ahmed Hedrick. But to his dismay, Ahmed Hedrick quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Ahmed Hedrick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crosby FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Hedrick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucien Odom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Crosby FC's Dan Platt in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Woodcliff Lake FC's goalie prevented a goal. 35 minutes into the match, Aidan Pritchard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucien Odom. Woodcliff Lake FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aidan Pritchard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Dan Platt came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Crosby 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 Dan Platt couldn't finish the play. Dan Platt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucien Odom having to interfere. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Woodcliff Lake FC's goalkeeper Lucien Odom, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 minutes of play, Crosby FC's Dan Platt made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucien Odom was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilton Ware to make the kick off. Lucien Odom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aidan Pritchard in the 58th minute of the match. If Ahmed Hedrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute Marco Messer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucien Odom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Lamar Dunlap left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crosby FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Dan Platt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crosby FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dan Platt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucien Odom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Messer hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Ahmed Hedrick scored 0-7 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lucien Odom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lucien Odom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Platt in the 78th minute of play. Woodcliff Lake FC's Lucien Odom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Hedrick in the 79th minute of play. Lucien Odom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Platt in the 89th minute. Woodcliff Lake FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dan Platt 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-8. The Crosby FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Crosby FC's Aidan Pritchard looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Woodcliff Lake FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Crosby FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.