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Alexandria
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 160) After 3 minutes, Ian Sparks made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Alexandria's Brock Hatcher tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 11 minutes of play, Rapid's Mohamed Barron made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brock Hatcher was left in no man's land by his defense there! 17 minutes into the match, Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Ollie Dubois came free, but Fabian Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Rapid's Fabian Abeijon got control of the ball when Ollie Dubois tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Leon Palban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Leon Palban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapid fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Leon Palban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brock Hatcher having to interfere. Mohamed Barron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute, Mohamed Barron ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Brock Hatcher was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 31st minute, Ian Sparks left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapid fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Fabian Abeijon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clark Cyr in the 35th minute of play. Fabian Abeijon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clark Cyr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bret Simms kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Leon Palban's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Brock Hatcher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute Mohamed Barron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brock Hatcher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Leon Palban 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. 48 minutes into the match, Leon Palban notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Alexandria's Brock Hatcher. Brock Hatcher was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Everette Bruner made a kick off. Fabian Abeijon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Beard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Barron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Brock Hatcher made a huge save. In the 60th minute, Ollie Dubois hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 65 minutes of play, Rapid's Ian Sparks made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brock Hatcher was left in no man's land by his defense there! Brock Hatcher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Palban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Beard came free, but Fabian Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Palban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brock Hatcher having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Alexandria's goalkeeper Brock Hatcher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Barron. Rapid's Fabian Abeijon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Everette Bruner in the 82nd minute of play. Mohamed Barron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Guo Bo Ting's late challenge caught a Alexandria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guo Bo Ting helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Rapid:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alexandria:s goal. Clark Cyr shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Rapid's Fabian Abeijon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Beard in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clark Cyr in the 96th minute of play forced Rapid's goalkeeper Fabian Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brock Hatcher made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Mohamed Barron sent off a good shot on target. After 100 minutes of play, Alexandria's Clark Cyr made it 1-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabian Abeijon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rapid eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.