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Manhasset Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alec Paul made the kick off and thus started the match. Alec Paul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. James Marcus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Vasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Manhasset getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Jed Calderon hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Manhasset's zone, Alberto Vasquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. James Marcus came out of the goal and Alberto Vasquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. James Marcus came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Lincolnwood's Alec Paul. But to his dismay, Alec Paul quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Alberto Vasquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. James Marcus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alec Paul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Royce Rodriguez fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manhasset's protests and gave Royce Rodriguez a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute Alberto Vasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but James Marcus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alec Paul in the 30th minute of play forced Manhasset's goalkeeper James Marcus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Vasquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. James Marcus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Manhasset's goal looked a bit too open when Alec Paul came free, but James Marcus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Manhasset's goal looked a bit too open when Alec Paul came free, but James Marcus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Rolando Hickman made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Vasquez got free with James Marcus in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alec Paul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Manhasset's Jed Calderon got a free kick in the 54th minute. When Alberto Vasquez came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Lincolnwood 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 Alberto Vasquez couldn't finish the play. After having played for 57 minutes, Rolando Hickman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manhasset's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rolando Hickman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61st minute, Alec Paul got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Alberto Vasquez struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. James Marcus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lincolnwood. Alec Paul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. James Marcus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alberto Vasquez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without James Marcus having to make a save. Alberto Vasquez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. James Marcus came out and tried to block the shot, but Alberto Vasquez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 74th minute. Alberto Vasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alec Paul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without James Marcus having to interfere. Alberto Vasquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. James Marcus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Manhasset defense, Alberto Vasquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of James Marcus. The Manhasset fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that James Marcus should have stopped the shot. Alberto Vasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When %teams%'s Alberto Vasquez was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-4 just inside the left pole, 96 minutes into the game. James Marcus was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Lincolnwood's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.