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Bardonia
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Gilberto Roche made the kick off and thus started the match. 9 minutes into the match, Jefferson Kohler notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Dubuque's Jonathon Jimenez. Jonathon Jimenez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Bardonia FC's Kenneth Starr got a free kick in the 12th minute. The Bardonia FC fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Bardonia FC's Gilberto Roche 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dubuque's Jonathon Jimenez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Dubuque from getting a goal against them. In the 21st minute, Pedro Judd got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Jefferson Kohler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tuan Schultz scored 2-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laurence Sparks, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bardonia FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mel Olsen was slow to take the kick. During this time Dubuque's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bardonia FC's goalie and right to Franklin Ferguson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bardonia FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Laurence Sparks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Judd in the 41st minute of the match. Laurence Sparks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julian French, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Tuan Schultz made the kick off in the second half. Gilberto Roche scored 3-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonathon Jimenez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bardonia FC's goalkeeper Laurence Sparks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Dubuque's Tuan Schultz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laurence Sparks narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathon Jimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jefferson Kohler in the 71st minute of play. Robert Bush hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Laurence Sparks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuan Schultz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After 93 minutes, Pedro Judd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dubuque and the Bardonia FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jonathon Jimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Roche, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Pedro Judd's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Laurence Sparks skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Bardonia FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.