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Calimesa Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Scott Fugate made the kick off and thus started the match. Stanley Herman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christopher Clifton in the 3rd minute. Isidro Starks hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute of the match Houston Crenshaw shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adalberto Church showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Christopher Clifton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josiah Ramirez hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When Rickie McClure came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Tecumseh 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 Rickie McClure couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Scott Fugate in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adalberto Church prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rickie McClure fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Church having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Charlotte FC's Willy Roach got a free kick in the 30th minute. Charlotte FC's Adalberto Church played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scott Fugate in the 32nd minute of play. Dominic Meredith charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dominic Meredith the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 34 played minutes Charlotte FC got a freekick which was hit by Dominic Meredith. If Scott Fugate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th match minute, Charlotte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Starks to maneuver through the defense. If Scott Fugate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nathanial Emerson hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dominic Meredith to strike the kick off in the second half. Rickie McClure received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Adalberto Church tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Scott Fugate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Adalberto Church tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Scott Fugate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's Dominic Meredith sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanley Herman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Scott Fugate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Adalberto Church tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rickie McClure sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scott Fugate in the 69th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Adalberto Church to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carlo Kearney fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tecumseh's protests and gave Carlo Kearney a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tecumseh getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Carlo Kearney hit a great ball. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tecumseh's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Willy Roach was slow to take the kick. During this time Charlotte FC's players had a chance to rest. Tecumseh's Stanley Herman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidro Starks in the 75th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christopher Clifton in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stanley Herman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 minutes, Rickie McClure made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Charlotte FC's Adalberto Church tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Dominic Meredith notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Tecumseh's Stanley Herman. Stanley Herman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 88 minutes, Cruz Cage mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Charlotte FC and the Tecumseh players grew even worse after the yellow card. Houston Crenshaw walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Scott Fugate 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. In the 95th minute, Tecumseh's Scott Fugate dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Tecumseh'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.