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North Great River Pa
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Keith McClain took the kick off in the first half of the match. Terry Case kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. If Ned Hilliard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Keith McClain came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Park Layne 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 Keith McClain couldn't finish the play. Terry Case fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zack Garza having to interfere. Zack Garza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keith McClain in the 12th minute of play. When Terry Case came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Park Layne 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 Terry Case couldn't finish the play. Richard Bain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ned Hilliard, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Richard Bain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ned Hilliard, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Wade Simmons could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Richard Bain made a huge save. Ned Hilliard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Richard Bain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Bain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ned Hilliard in the 29th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in North Great River AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Lorenzo Buchanan charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lorenzo Buchanan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th match minute, North Great River AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Buchanan to maneuver through the defense. Ricky Singleton's late challenge caught a North Great River AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricky Singleton helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Ned Hilliard took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Richard Bain to make any attempt to save it.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ned Hilliard made a kick off. In the 57thth minute of the game Wade Simmons who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Park Layne FC's Richard Bain was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ned Hilliard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wade Simmons fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Bain having to interfere. Terry Case fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zack Garza having to interfere. Ned Hilliard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of North Great River AFC booed when Park Layne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Terry Case didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 80 minutes, Ned Hilliard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Great River AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ned Hilliard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ned Hilliard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of North Great River AFC booed when Park Layne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Grace didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd match minute, Park Layne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Grace to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute Ned Hilliard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Bain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Park Layne FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Park Layne FC's Terry Case looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.