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Maumee
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Keith Cash took the kick off in the first half of the match. Manuel Ezell was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ari Townsend. Maumee FC's Rocco Osborn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Milan Roach in the 11th minute of play. If Bryant Fay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 minutes, Rey Ventura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maumee FC and the london F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, Rey Ventura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in london F.C.'s zone, Keith Cash stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Ezell came out of the goal and Keith Cash tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Renaldo McMahon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Manuel Ezell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Keith Cash came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Maumee 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 Keith Cash couldn't finish the play. After 29 played minutes london F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Marcellus Waller. Roger Presley scored 1-0 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manuel Ezell, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sammy Gillis in the 34th minute of play forced Maumee FC's goalkeeper Rocco Osborn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryant Fay in the 35th minute of play forced london F.C.'s goalkeeper Manuel Ezell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. london F.C.'s Manuel Ezell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renaldo McMahon in the 38th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maumee FC's Rey Ventura got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Milan Roach 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. Roger Presley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manuel Ezell having to make a save. If Bryant Fay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Maumee FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Matt Rankin hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Maumee FC's zone, Jon Finney stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rocco Osborn came out of the goal and Jon Finney tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

After 54 minutes, Ari Townsend mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maumee FC and the london F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The goalkeeper, Rocco Osborn, was totally fooled by london F.C.'s Joe Blue, who 56 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Roger Presley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Ezell having to interfere. A collision led to london F.C. getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Bradly Klein hit a great ball. Maumee FC's Keith Cash took a good shot, in the 72nd minute, which hit the crossbar above Manuel Ezell's head, and flew over the goal. london F.C.'s manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Maumee FC. In the 74th minute, Milan Roach 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. After having played for 76 minutes, Roger Presley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maumee FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Presley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maumee FC's Renaldo McMahon got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bryant Fay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jon Finney was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 86th minute. london F.C.'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Jon Finney received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Rocco Osborn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to london F.C. getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Jon Finney hit a great ball. london F.C. succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Maumee FC had controlled the match.