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Littel Rock
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jay Kenney started the match with the kick off. Fred Schaffer was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Jay Kenney capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jay Kenney really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Rigoberto Adams showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Espinosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Heriberto Villegas put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in North Plymouth FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Fred Schaffer had in the 13thth minute some difficulties stopping DeMarcus Dykes's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. When North Plymouth FC's Manuel Espinosa in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Little Rock Rangers's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th match minute, North Plymouth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrick Hess to maneuver through the defense. Manuel Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27thth minute of the game Jay Kenney who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but North Plymouth FC's Fred Schaffer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Manuel Espinosa came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the North Plymouth 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 Manuel Espinosa couldn't finish the play. Dalton Sewell's late challenge caught a North Plymouth FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dalton Sewell helped the player get up and apologised. Joseph Vickers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Rigoberto Adams tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the game, North Plymouth FC's Manuel Espinosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rigoberto Adams made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Jay Kenney hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Espinosa in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rigoberto Adams prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute Jay Kenney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fred Schaffer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Espinosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rigoberto Adams read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Fred Schaffer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Kenney in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Espinosa to strike the kick off in the second half. North Plymouth FC's Fred Schaffer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jay Kenney in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Dwight Roach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josh Hare fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Schaffer having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josh Hare in the 63rd minute of play forced North Plymouth FC's goalkeeper Fred Schaffer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dalton Sewell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dalton Sewell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fred Schaffer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josh Hare, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Dwight Roach managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Plymouth FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dwight Roach was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rigoberto Adams breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Espinosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the North Plymouth FC defense, Dalton Sewell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fred Schaffer. The North Plymouth FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fred Schaffer should have stopped the shot. Manuel Espinosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Adams having to interfere. Fred Schaffer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalton Sewell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fred Schaffer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jay Kenney went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Jay Kenney hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Little Rock Rangers's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.