New Hampton Stadium
Spectators: 8560 (Terracing: 6421,
Seating: 1968, VIP seats: 171) In the 3rd minute, Golden Hills's A.J. Cotton seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed A.J. Cotton the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Golden Hills protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and A.J. Cotton had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of Golden Hills:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of New Hampton AFC:s goal. In the 4th minute of the game, New Hampton AFC got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Egil Östlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emerson Cao Xiao in the 7th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emerson Cao Xiao. 11 minutes into the match, Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bryant Sellers. With a little luck, Golden Hills's Egil Östlund got control of the ball when Emerson Cao Xiao tried to sneak it across the goal line. Egil Östlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Cao Xiao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, New Hampton AFC's Wade Fritz got a free kick in the 34th minute. Golden Hills's Egil Östlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Golden Hills from getting a goal against them. After having played for 40 minutes, Yacine Benyamina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New Hampton AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yacine Benyamina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Ola Palmkvist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New Hampton AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Golden Hills the free kick. In the 43rd match minute, New Hampton AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Palmkvist to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ward Doran made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yacine Benyamina in the 51st minute of play forced Golden Hills's goalkeeper Egil Östlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the game, New Hampton AFC's Emerson Cao Xiao nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Egil Östlund made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 59 minutes into the match, Golden Hills's goal looked a bit too open when Emerson Cao Xiao came free, but Egil Östlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emerson Cao Xiao took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Egil Östlund. Egil Östlund dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Egil Östlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryant Sellers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egil Östlund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Benyamina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yacine Benyamina struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Egil Östlund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New Hampton AFC. 82 minutes into the match, Golden Hills's goal looked a bit too open when Yacine Benyamina came free, but Egil Östlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Egil Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryant Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Egil Östlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bryant Sellers, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Egil Östlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sterling Busby in the 85th minute of the match. Egil Östlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emerson Cao Xiao in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Ward Doran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Golden Hills's supporters rose to their feet, but Ward Doran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mitch Snow breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Mitch Snow successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 95 minutes New Hampton AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rupert McCormick who took care of the corner kick. Geoffrey Vasquez made a great header on Golden Hills's corner, it was just that New Hampton AFC's Mitch Snow managed to reach the ball for a save. The New Hampton AFC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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