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Redan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Brant Merritt made the kick off which started today's match. Emilio Bland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Tad Stiles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waylon Haney hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Azzurri's Tyrone Blanton shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gilesindo Aliste but with some difficulty. A collision led to Azzurri getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Robert Courtney hit a great ball. In the 15th minute Art Diamond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tad Stiles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute Robert Courtney 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. Tad Stiles came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Warriors FC's Art Diamond. But to his dismay, Art Diamond quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Emilio Bland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tad Stiles having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brant Merritt in the 25th minute of play forced Warriors FC's goalkeeper Gilesindo Aliste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Azzurri's Emanuel Solis got a free kick in the 27th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Art Diamond had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tad Stiles. Azzurri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Art Diamond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Terrance Ferguson during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Terrance Ferguson hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. A collision led to Warriors FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Kent Marion hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Azzurri's Brant Merritt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilesindo Aliste narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gilesindo Aliste made an important save on a dangerous shot by A.J. Rubin in the 46th minute. The Azzurri players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Warriors FC were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Art Diamond made a kick off. Art Diamond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tad Stiles having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Robert Courtney made a precise shot to the right of Gilesindo Aliste. Warriors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 72 minutes into the game, Emilio Bland lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Tad Stiles. Warriors FC's Houston Lowe was substituted for Art Diamond. If Emilio Bland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Warriors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Brant Merritt came free, but Gilesindo Aliste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Houston Lowe struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Tad Stiles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Warriors FC. Houston Lowe struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Tad Stiles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Warriors FC. If Terrance Ferguson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Warriors FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Phillip Peterson hit a great ball. If Emilio Bland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Warriors FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Azzurri throughout the match.