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Groveton
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) North East AFC's Wendell Duke 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. German Gary kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. When Geoff Cochran came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the North East AFC 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 Geoff Cochran couldn't finish the play. Carlos Alberto da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joesph Kearney in the 7th minute of play. Carlos Alberto da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joesph Kearney in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, Groveton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roosevelt Carpenter to maneuver through the defense. Jack Butler made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by North East AFC's Cole Lovett. Wendell Duke took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luis Marrero. Luis Marrero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Thurman Fisher charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thurman Fisher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of North East AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Groveton FC:s goal. North East AFC:s Carlos Alberto da Mata showed great skill when he stopped Domingo Youngblood:s penalty. Jack Butler made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by North East AFC's Cole Lovett. Geoff Cochran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 37 played minutes Groveton FC got a freekick which was hit by Joesph Kearney. 40 minutes into the match, Groveton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Geoff Cochran came free, but Luis Marrero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 minutes, Alexis Garner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Groveton FC and the North East AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Wendell Duke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tommy Odell in the 46th minute of play forced North East AFC's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto da Mata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Groveton FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. North East AFC were winning 0-3.

After a rather tough play, Groveton FC's Alexander Weller got a free kick in the 57th minute. Luis Marrero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wendell Duke in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Groveton FC's German Gary got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Geoff Cochran came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the North East AFC 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 Geoff Cochran couldn't finish the play. North East AFC's Carlos Alberto da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roosevelt Carpenter in the 67th minute of play. Carlos Alberto da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roosevelt Carpenter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Groveton FC's goalkeeper Luis Marrero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Groveton FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Joesph Kearney hit a great ball. Reuben Summers made in the 77th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by North East AFC's Vincenzo Paige. If Geoff Cochran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Marrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnin Cadenas in the 82nd minute of the match. If Geoff Cochran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Groveton FC's German Gary got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute Saturnin Cadenas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Marrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Alexis Garner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over North East AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Groveton FC throughout the match.