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Gardiner Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rich Mason showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dustin Connolly, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dustin Connolly in the 4th minute of play forced Gardiner's goalkeeper Rich Mason to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dallas Cowboys's Billy Dale got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 11 minutes, Javier Sharpe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gardiner and the Dallas Cowboys players grew even worse after the yellow card. Javier Sharpe hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Francis Redmond struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Rich Mason didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dallas Cowboys. Dustin Connolly took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rich Mason. Rich Mason dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Rich Mason showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dustin Connolly, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute Dustin Connolly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rich Mason saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Billy Dale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Billy Dale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Redmond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dallas Cowboys's Bob Langford proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Dallas Cowboys from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Gardiner booed when Dallas Cowboys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billy Dale didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dustin Connolly might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rich Mason. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dustin Connolly ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute Billy Dale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rich Mason saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Billy Dale left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dallas Cowboys fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The supporters of Dallas Cowboys booed when Gardiner was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mario Hudson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rich Mason showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dustin Connolly, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After 46 minutes, Mario Hudson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gardiner and the Dallas Cowboys players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 46 played minutes Gardiner got a freekick which was hit by Mario Hudson. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chad Singer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dustin Connolly struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Rich Mason didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dallas Cowboys. 53 minutes into the game, one of Gardiner:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Billy Dale placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Billy Dale did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Rich Mason 57 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Billy Dale fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rich Mason, passed just outside the right post. 66 minutes into the match, Gardiner's goal looked a bit too open when Dustin Connolly came free, but Rich Mason reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rich Mason showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Dale, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 68th minute Francis Redmond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rich Mason saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute Billy Dale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rich Mason saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dustin Connolly could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Rich Mason made a huge save. When Stacey Shaver came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Dallas Cowboys 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 Stacey Shaver couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Billy Dale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rich Mason was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Dustin Connolly took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rich Mason. Rich Mason dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Rich Mason successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rich Mason made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Dustin Connolly sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, Dallas Cowboys's Billy Dale sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rich Mason narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rich Mason showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dustin Connolly in the 86th minute of the match. Stacey Shaver could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Rich Mason made a huge save. 93 minutes into the match, Gardiner's goalkeeper Rich Mason had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Billy Dale. Rich Mason took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Dale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dallas Cowboys's Bob Langford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Hudson in the 96th minute of play. After 97 minutes, Diego Workman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dallas Cowboys and the Gardiner players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 97 played minutes Dallas Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Diego Workman. Dallas Cowboys played a much better game than Gardiner and deserved their victory. The Gardiner players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.