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Caseyville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dante Doyle got the match started through his kick off. After 10 played minutes Chicagoville FC got a freekick which was hit by Boyd Penn. An unexpectedly hard shot by Art Diamond in the 12th minute of play forced Chicagoville FC's goalkeeper Wendell Harmon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Art Diamond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Warriors FC booed when Chicagoville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Guinn didn't get a good kick on the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Art Diamond cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Wendell Harmon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wendell Harmon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Art Diamond went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Wendell Harmon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Art Diamond in the 28th minute of the match. Art Diamond recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Chicagoville FC's zone, Art Diamond stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wendell Harmon came out of the goal and Art Diamond tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute, Julio Sears hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Emilio Bland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the game, Warriors FC's Art Diamond nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wendell Harmon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When Quinn Puckett came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Chicagoville 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 Quinn Puckett couldn't finish the play. After the first half Warriors FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Art Diamond to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Bland in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wendell Harmon saved Chicagoville FC from getting behind. Gilesindo Aliste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Doyle in the 57th minute of play. Warriors FC's Gilesindo Aliste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Doyle in the 60th minute of play. Julio Sears was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute there was a penalty for Chicagoville FC. Dante Doyle stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gilesindo Aliste. 1-3. In the 70th minute Dante Doyle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilesindo Aliste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Terrance Ferguson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Warriors FC's Houston Lowe was substituted for Art Diamond. In the 81st minute, Kent Marion hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Terrance Ferguson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wendell Harmon having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Warriors FC's Kent Marion got a free kick in the 89th minute. Dante Doyle took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilesindo Aliste. Warriors FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Calvin Banning in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Warriors FC's Darron Sands. In the 94th minute, Emilio Bland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Warriors FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4.