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Crosby field
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmed Hedrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. The Crosby FC fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when Crosby FC's Dan Platt 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jarod Pennington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacques Coppack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Hand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Alistair Acuna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cincinnati Strikers's Alistair Acuna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Hedrick in the 18th minute of play. Ezra Hawk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jarod Pennington having to interfere. After some careless play in the Crosby FC defense, Daren Atkinson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jarod Pennington. The Crosby FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jarod Pennington should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Cincinnati Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Hedrick came free, but Alistair Acuna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cincinnati Strikers's Alistair Acuna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aidan Pritchard in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of Cincinnati Strikers booed when Crosby FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lawrence Vazquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cincinnati Strikers's Alistair Acuna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aidan Pritchard in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th 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. Alistair Acuna breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 35 minutes into the match, Cincinnati Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Aidan Pritchard came free, but Alistair Acuna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alistair Acuna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Platt in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Cincinnati Strikers's goalkeeper Alistair Acuna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Messer. Ahmed Hedrick's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Alistair Acuna skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Enrique Stern might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alistair Acuna. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Enrique Stern ran back to his position shaking his head. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daren Atkinson was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Dan Platt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alistair Acuna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Aidan Pritchard came up free with the goalie in the 55th 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 Aidan Pritchard couldn't finish the play. In the 63rdth minute of the game Aidan Pritchard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cincinnati Strikers's Alistair Acuna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th minute, Dan Platt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alistair Acuna was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. When Dan Platt came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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. 70 minutes into the match, Cincinnati Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Platt came free, but Alistair Acuna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fletcher Jarvis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Jarod Pennington skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dan Platt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, Dan Platt notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Cincinnati Strikers's Alistair Acuna. Alistair Acuna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alistair Acuna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmed Hedrick went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. In the 81st minute, Marco Messer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alistair Acuna was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. After some careless play in the Cincinnati Strikers defense, Ahmed Hedrick kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alistair Acuna. The Cincinnati Strikers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alistair Acuna should have stopped the shot. Lamar Dunlap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Alistair Acuna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alistair Acuna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Messer, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Jacques Coppack hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Aidan Pritchard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Alistair Acuna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Crosby FC fully deserved thier win.