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Spectators: 6770 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Willy Bower kicked off to start the match. Victor Stahl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Greg Browning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Devon Lovell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Darrell Worthington made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Tyrell Kerns's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Stahl was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. When Arsenal's Alec Dias in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye F.C. Rapid's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Arsenal's Rudy Montoya got a free kick in the 20th minute. Darrell Worthington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willy Bower in the 24th minute of the match. Arsenal's Darrell Worthington proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal from getting a goal against them. Greg Browning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arsenal's Darrell Worthington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willy Bower in the 33rd minute of play. Victor Stahl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Greg Browning in the 35th minute of the match. Victor Stahl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrell Kerns, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Arsenal's Alec Dias got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th match minute, F.C. Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by D.J. Bartlett to maneuver through the defense. If Tyrell Kerns had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darrell Worthington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Devon Little in the 46th minute of the match. If Vincenzo Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tyrell Kerns made a kick off. Darrell Worthington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willy Bower, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After a rather tough play, Arsenal's Loren Painter got a free kick in the 55th minute. F.C. Rapid's Lee Keen got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, F.C. Rapid's goalkeeper Victor Stahl had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Greg Browning. The audience thought a goal was coming when Greg Browning got free with Victor Stahl in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 minutes, Hector Trent mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Rapid and the Arsenal players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th match minute, F.C. Rapid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Trent to maneuver through the defense. D.J. Bartlett took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Darrell Worthington. Arsenal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. D.J. Bartlett kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Arsenal's Tyrell Kerns shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 79th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Victor Stahl but with some difficulty. Victor Stahl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrell Kerns, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute, Palmer Croft hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal's zone, Willy Bower stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darrell Worthington came out of the goal and Willy Bower tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Tyrell Kerns who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. Rapid's Victor Stahl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 93 minutes of play, Arsenal's Alec Dias made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victor Stahl was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Arsenal walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.