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Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) Tomas Fugate started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 7 played minutes North Cape May got a freekick which was hit by Tomas Fugate. Vincenzo Serrano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute Vincenzo Serrano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilford Mott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Tomas Fugate managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Cape May's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomas Fugate was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilford Mott breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, shenhua's Merrill Washington got a free kick in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in shenhua's zone, Vincenzo Serrano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilford Mott came out of the goal and Vincenzo Serrano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 26 minutes, Tomas Fugate made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. shenhua's Wilford Mott tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Tomas Fugate came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the North Cape May 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 Tomas Fugate couldn't finish the play. The supporters of shenhua booed when North Cape May was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graham Metz didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Miles Connors came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the shenhua 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 Miles Connors couldn't finish the play. Wilford Mott showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincenzo Serrano, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. If Tomas Fugate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vincenzo Serrano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilford Mott having to interfere. A collision led to North Cape May getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Raymond Abrams hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rashad Starks to make the kick off. Graham Metz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilford Mott having to make a save. Eliseo Hammond made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by North Cape May's C.J. Nichols. With 60 minutes on the clock, Nicky Stinson commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 59 minutes into the game, one of North Cape May:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. shenhua's Rashad Starks got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Freddie Priest received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Kirk Bower tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, North Cape May's Vincenzo Serrano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilford Mott narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wilford Mott was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Graham Metz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 76 minute of play. Raymond Abrams's late challenge caught a shenhua's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raymond Abrams helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Raymond Abrams hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kirk Bower showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddie Priest, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Jordan Graham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirk Bower having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, North Cape May was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graham Metz to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Mason Brandon managed to get in a good position for a shot. shenhua's supporters rose to their feet, but Mason Brandon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirk Bower breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The North Cape May players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.