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Pontiac Silverdome
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alvaro Maurino took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute of the match, Mel Larkin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wally Workman saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, Pinole FC's Wally Workman got control of the ball when Albert Reese tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pinole FC's Wally Workman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Pinole FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klement Kocieniewski in the 9th minute of play forced Detroit FC's goalkeeper Lewis Solomon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Wally Workman successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 15 minutes of play, Pinole FC's Alvaro Maurino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lewis Solomon was left in no man's land by his defense there! 19 minutes into the match, Len Meyers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wally Workman. Pinole FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Len Meyers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Wally Workman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Reese, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Lewis Solomon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Maurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Detroit FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Maurino came free, but Lewis Solomon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lewis Solomon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Matos, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Lewis Solomon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Maurino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Detroit FC defense, Eddy Matos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lewis Solomon. The Detroit FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lewis Solomon should have stopped the shot. If Jasper Dickerson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Reese in the 46th minute of play forced Pinole FC's goalkeeper Wally Workman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Mel Larkin made the kick off in the second half. Detroit FC's Lewis Solomon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Detroit FC from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, Pinole FC's goal looked a bit too open when Grant Vaughan came free, but Wally Workman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lewis Solomon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Maurino in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mel Larkin in the 62nd minute of play forced Pinole FC's goalkeeper Wally Workman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Eddy Matos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lewis Solomon. That made the score 2-3 in the 63 minute of play. Eddy Matos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Lewis Solomon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abe Sylvester's late challenge caught a Detroit FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abe Sylvester helped the player get up and apologised. Abe Sylvester hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Grant Vaughan made a precise shot to the right of Wally Workman. Pinole FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 76th minute Klement Kocieniewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lewis Solomon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Reese in the 78th minute of play forced Pinole FC's goalkeeper Wally Workman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeremiah Zapata during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jeremiah Zapata kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Klement Kocieniewski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lewis Solomon. The goal made the score 3-4. Alvaro Maurino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 89th minute, Mel Larkin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Detroit FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-4. Abe Sylvester took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lewis Solomon. Detroit FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.