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BARCO City
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Warner Dodd started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Sanford Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davis Webb took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Greg Faulkner. DOPING POSITIVO F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, BARCO CITY's goal looked a bit too open when Desmond Leary came free, but Arrigo Cericola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Dumas in the 14th minute of play forced BARCO CITY's goalkeeper Arrigo Cericola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Warner Dodd hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind BARCO CITY's goalkeeper Arrigo Cericola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 白铮悦 kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to BARCO CITY getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. German Madrid hit a great ball. DOPING POSITIVO F.C's Zachary Dumas got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Desmond Leary had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Warner Dodd in the 36th minute of play forced DOPING POSITIVO F.C's goalkeeper Greg Faulkner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desmond Leary fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arrigo Cericola having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Desmond Leary made a kick off. BARCO CITY's Davis Webb got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 65th minute, BARCO CITY's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Berry Herbert fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A hard shot 68 in the game by Zachary Dumas from a close distance when the talented Arrigo Cericola managed to make a qualified save. BARCO CITY's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zachary Dumas got free with Arrigo Cericola in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. DOPING POSITIVO F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sheldon Bain in the 72nd minute. After 73 played minutes DOPING POSITIVO F.C got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Bassett. BARCO CITY's Arrigo Cericola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save BARCO CITY from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the DOPING POSITIVO F.C defense, Warner Dodd kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Greg Faulkner. The DOPING POSITIVO F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Greg Faulkner should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute, Zachary Dumas made a precise shot to the right of Arrigo Cericola. BARCO CITY's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Arrigo Cericola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desmond Leary, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After a defensive mix-up in BARCO CITY's zone, Desmond Leary stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arrigo Cericola came out of the goal and Desmond Leary tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the game, Desmond Leary lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Arrigo Cericola. The BARCO CITY fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. DOPING POSITIVO F.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.