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St. Simons
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Len Farrell started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Asher Keyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kris Rosen fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored St. Simons's protests and gave Kris Rosen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Warner Hong sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and St. Simons's Kelly Mejia didn't even have to move. 0-1 became the score in the 11th minute when Aidan Forrest elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Colonial's Asher Keyes got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aidan Forrest fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kelly Mejia having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, St. Simons's goal looked a bit too open when Asher Keyes came free, but Kelly Mejia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. St. Simons's Len Farrell got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Desmond Carrillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Sergio Jacobs made a huge save. If Len Farrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in St. Simons fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! Sergio Jacobs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Len Farrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 minutes of play St. Simons's Kris Rosen was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Kris Rosen kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Kristofer Albright's late challenge caught a Colonial's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristofer Albright helped the player get up and apologised. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for St. Simons! The referee gave Colonial a penalty, 43 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Warner Hong, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of St. Simons's Kelly Mejia. 0-3. Kelly Mejia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aidan Forrest in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aidan Forrest stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, St. Simons's Von Willett got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Asher Keyes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kelly Mejia having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Roscoe Courtney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the game, Desmond Carrillo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Sergio Jacobs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tony Altman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 played minutes Colonial's Asher Keyes stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Kelly Mejia stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing St. Simons of the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Aidan Forrest dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kelly Mejia, 1-4. 87 minutes into the game, Colonial's Tony Altman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kelly Mejia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. When Desmond Carrillo came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the St. Simons 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 Desmond Carrillo couldn't finish the play. The Colonial players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.