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Match Report
Nipomo
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ralph Hall took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ricardo Terrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuan Littlejohn in the 3rd minute of play. When Neal Goodson fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jacinto City FC's protests and gave Neal Goodson a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Jacinto City FC's Neal Goodson got a free kick in the 5th minute. Nathaniel Friedman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Terrell having to interfere. After some careless play in the Nipomo defense, Tuan Littlejohn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ricardo Terrell. The Nipomo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ricardo Terrell should have stopped the shot. 13 minutes into the match, Jacinto City FC's goalkeeper Asher McElroy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jarvis Titus. After 20 minutes of play, Nipomo's Ralph Hall made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asher McElroy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nathaniel Friedman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ricardo Terrell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Asher McElroy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ralph Hall's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ralph Hall in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Asher McElroy prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute, Neal Goodson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute, Ferdinand Raymond 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. When Jarvis Titus came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Nipomo 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 Jarvis Titus couldn't finish the play. Ralph Hall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Asher McElroy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Jarvis Titus 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. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Jacinto City FC! When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, Nipomo's Allen Hickman got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Asher McElroy. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nathaniel Friedman was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Ferdinand Raymond managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nipomo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinand Raymond was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nathaniel Friedman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Terrell having to interfere. Ricardo Terrell made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Darryl Proctor sent off a good shot on target. After 63 minutes of play, Jacinto City FC's Nathaniel Friedman made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Terrell was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Nathaniel Friedman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jarvis Titus 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 a rather tough play, Jacinto City FC's Lonnie Vogt got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 81st play minute Nathaniel Friedman came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ricardo Terrell. 3-3. When Ralph Hall came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Nipomo 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 Ralph Hall couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Nipomo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nathaniel Friedman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 94th minute, Emmitt Zuniga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 97 played minutes Jacinto City FC's Nathaniel Friedman stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Ricardo Terrell stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Nipomo of the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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