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Rossville Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Stuttgart's Zachary Frye 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. Shaun Vinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Haney having to interfere. George Haney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaun Vinson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zachary Frye charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zachary Frye the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Stuttgart getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Zachary Frye hit a great ball. Rossville's George Haney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marvin Yoder in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Shaun Vinson made a precise shot to the right of George Haney. Rossville's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Stuttgart getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Tristan Skaggs hit a great ball. Shaun Vinson 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Frye in the 20th minute of play forced Rossville's goalkeeper George Haney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Zachary Frye came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Stuttgart 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 Zachary Frye couldn't finish the play. Shaun Vinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. George Haney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rossville's Walker Hobbs got a free kick in the 26th minute. George Haney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaun Vinson in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Rossville getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alex Goddard hit a great ball. Alex Goddard hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. If Shaun Vinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 40 minutes into the match, Rossville's goal looked a bit too open when Guy Wells came free, but George Haney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shaun Vinson in the 46th minute of play forced Rossville's goalkeeper George Haney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Desmond Mueller stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Roy Read hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 53 minutes, Desmond Mueller mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rossville and the Stuttgart players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rossville's Desmond Mueller got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Roy Read sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Goddard hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 65 played minutes Rossville got a freekick which was hit by Rudolph Dunham. If Guy Wells had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Zachary Frye came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Stuttgart 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 Zachary Frye couldn't finish the play. Shaun Vinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Haney having to interfere. After 73 minutes, Guy Wells mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stuttgart and the Rossville players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute of the match Luciano Robles shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tyson Wright showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 79th minute, Desmond Mueller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th match minute, Stuttgart was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guy Wells to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, Stuttgart's goal looked a bit too open when Desmond Mueller came free, but Tyson Wright reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Marvin Yoder kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving George Haney. That made the score 0-2 in the 95 minute of play. The Rossville fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stuttgart were clearly better and deserved to take the win.