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Wentzville
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Derrick Zimmer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Timmy Youngblood made an important save on a dangerous shot by Derrick Zimmer in the 5th minute. Timmy Youngblood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Waite in the 10th minute of the match. Fresno FC's Marshall Rowell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanford Mooney in the 13th minute of play. Timmy Youngblood was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Emmanuel Blalock capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emmanuel Blalock really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 28 minutes into the match, Sturgeon Bay's goal looked a bit too open when Emmanuel Blalock came free, but Timmy Youngblood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sturgeon Bay's goalkeeper Timmy Youngblood, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Derrick Zimmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timmy Youngblood having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emmanuel Blalock got free with Timmy Youngblood in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emmanuel Blalock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fresno FC's goalkeeper Marshall Rowell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gordon Barth stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Derrick Zimmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timmy Youngblood having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Stanford Mooney got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Fresno FC's Derrick Zimmer got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 73 minutes into the game, one of Fresno FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 75 minutes, Sturgeon Bay's Cobi Cleveland got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Marshall Rowell. After having played for 82 minutes, Derrick Zimmer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fresno FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Derrick Zimmer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute, Boyd Elmore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emmanuel Blalock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Timmy Youngblood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derrick Zimmer in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes Fresno FC got a freekick which was hit by Emmanuel Blalock. Marshall Rowell was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cobi Cleveland showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 95 minute of play. Sturgeon Bay's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.