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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Davide Lo Iacono got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Milltown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Pinette to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Torino F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Williams Dempsey came free, but Fedele Pocobello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Torino F.C. getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Dave Manzo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Pinette in the 10th minute of play forced Torino F.C.'s goalkeeper Fedele Pocobello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Torino F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jon Dozier came free, but Fedele Pocobello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 played minutes Torino F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Cristoforo Giordano. After a defensive mix-up in Torino F.C.'s zone, Jon Dozier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fedele Pocobello came out of the goal and Jon Dozier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute Williams Dempsey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedele Pocobello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Giordano hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Jon Dozier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Fedele Pocobello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute Bianco Cristofari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Stapleton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Jon Dozier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fedele Pocobello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Torino F.C.'s zone, Zachery Hutchison stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fedele Pocobello came out of the goal and Zachery Hutchison tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fedele Pocobello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Williams Dempsey in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Toby Couturier 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. In the 46th minute, Milltown's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bianco Cristofari fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Davide Lo Iacono sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Torino F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Milltown were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Williams Dempsey made a kick off. Christopher Stapleton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Giordano in the 57th minute of play. Davide Lo Iacono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Stapleton having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Williams Dempsey took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Fedele Pocobello to make any attempt to save it. 65 minutes into the match, Milltown's goal looked a bit too open when Bianco Cristofari came free, but Christopher Stapleton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Torino F.C. getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Dave Manzo hit a great ball. Jon Dozier who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Fedele Pocobello when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Davide Lo Iacono sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Cristoforo Giordano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Williams Dempsey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Milltown fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Davide Lo Iacono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Christopher Stapleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milltown's Christopher Stapleton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Odisio in the 82nd minute of play. Fedele Pocobello didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ariel Alexander went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. If Williams Dempsey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Toby Couturier 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. In the 91st minute of the match, Jon Dozier got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fedele Pocobello was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Williams Dempsey came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Milltown 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 Williams Dempsey couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Milltown eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.