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The Village Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The Village FC's Renato McGowan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Wallace Goodrich got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Cory Lambert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cory Lambert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Hugo Jacobsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Jacobsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denver Hayes in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, The Village FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Perdue to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Denver Hayes 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 12 minutes, Ricky Sloan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Village FC and the NnaBaby FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ricky Sloan kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Louis Tanner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato McGowan in the 16th minute of the match. When Craig Kellogg fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NnaBaby FC's protests and gave Craig Kellogg a yellow card for diving instead. 24 minutes into the match, The Village FC's Thomas Gaston broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Wallace Goodrich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Louis Tanner having to interfere. Cory Lambert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Jacobsen having to interfere. If Renato McGowan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wallace Goodrich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Louis Tanner made a huge save. NnaBaby FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Wallace Goodrich scored to the left of an out of position Louis Tanner, making the score, 1-0. If Wallace Goodrich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Craig Kellogg was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 46 minutes had been played. A collision led to NnaBaby FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Craig Kellogg hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the match, NnaBaby FC's goal looked a bit too open when Renato McGowan came free, but Louis Tanner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 53rd minute, Cory Lambert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NnaBaby FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With a little luck, The Village FC's Hugo Jacobsen got control of the ball when Cory Lambert tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Renato McGowan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Kip Pittman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cory Lambert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clay London kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, The Village FC's Thomas Gaston broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 78thth minute of the game Renato McGowan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NnaBaby FC's Louis Tanner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Village FC's Wallace Goodrich got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, The Village FC's goalkeeper Hugo Jacobsen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kip Pittman. Kip Pittman's late challenge caught a The Village FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kip Pittman helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th match minute, NnaBaby FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kip Pittman to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. NnaBaby FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.