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Plymouth Station
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 4 minutes, Lewis Walker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the tubs and the South Loop Athletic Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lewis Walker kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 8 minutes tubs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Quentin Lang who took care of the corner kick. The corner led South Loop Athletic Club's Roosevelt Ortiz to fire away a dangerous shot which Carlos Nance despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Collin Carlton fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Loop Athletic Club's protests and gave Collin Carlton a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, South Loop Athletic Club's Collin Carlton got a free kick in the 10th minute. Wiley Simmons recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Wiley Simmons's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Murphy was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. The referee gave tubs a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lawrence Newsome, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of South Loop Athletic Club's Gustavo Murphy. 0-1. After having played for 26 minutes, Lewis Walker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. tubs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lewis Walker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Duane Norwood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Carlos Nance tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 30 played minutes South Loop Athletic Club got a freekick which was hit by Duane Norwood. The audience was convinced that Jarod Funk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Nance was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Gustavo Murphy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wiley Simmons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Murphy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wiley Simmons went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 45th minute, Gregory Grossman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, South Loop Athletic Club's goal looked a bit too open when Lewis Walker came free, but Gustavo Murphy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wiley Simmons was the one to do the kick off. Roosevelt Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Carlos Nance tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jarod Funk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Nance having to make a save. Carlos Nance showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roosevelt Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Roosevelt Ortiz 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. In the 62nd match minute, tubs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graham Sutherland to maneuver through the defense. Quentin Lang took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 62nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Nance. tubs's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Palmer Rasmussen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lewis Walker who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Gustavo Murphy when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jarod Funk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Carlos Nance tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roosevelt Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Carlos Nance tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Roosevelt Ortiz came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the South Loop Athletic Club 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 Roosevelt Ortiz couldn't finish the play. Lewis Walkers short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Gustavo Murphy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jarod Funk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see South Loop Athletic Club lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.