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Goodyear
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mitchell Fenton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jackson Plummer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denver Hayes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 18th minute Denver Hayes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jackson Plummer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roberto Lewis hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Jackson Plummer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denver Hayes in the 19th minute of play. After 20 played minutes C.D. Santa Clara got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Lewis. In the 21stth minute of the game Cory Lambert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.D. Santa Clara's Jackson Plummer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the game, C.D. Santa Clara's Grant Beckman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Louis Tanner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 25th match minute, NnaBaby FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denver Hayes to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Lewis's late challenge caught a NnaBaby FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Lewis helped the player get up and apologised. Roberto Lewis hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Jackson Plummer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denver Hayes, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Louis Tanner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mitchell Fenton in the 35th minute of the match. If Denver Hayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Denver Hayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mitchell Fenton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denver Hayes to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Cory Lambert could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Jackson Plummer however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cory Lambert got free with Jackson Plummer in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Denver Hayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mitchell Fenton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jackson Plummer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denver Hayes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Mitchell Fenton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.D. Santa Clara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. NnaBaby FC's Louis Tanner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitchell Fenton in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Grant Beckman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Louis Tanner was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, NnaBaby FC's Andy Crews got a free kick in the 94th minute. Louis Tanner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Beckman in the 95th minute of play. C.D. Santa Clara's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.