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Shizuru Kuwabara ST
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Douglas DeJesus took the kick off in the first half of the match. REFTS's Alec Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marlon Vilter in the 5th minute of play. If Marlon Vilter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Douglas DeJesus managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gates's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas DeJesus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alec Mann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alec Mann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Atarratze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Douglas DeJesus notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of REFTS's Alec Mann. Alec Mann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Douglas DeJesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Mann having to interfere. Bryan Dickinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Andrei Manciulea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Marlon Vilter 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. If Marlon Vilter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Douglas DeJesus made a precise shot to the right of Alec Mann. REFTS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Marlon Vilter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Mann having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Marlon Vilter notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of REFTS's Alec Mann. Alec Mann 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 0-3 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 Domenico Cardoso made a kick off. Marlon Vilter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Alec Mann made a huge save. Emilio Justice recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alec Mann didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 56th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. In the 58th minute, Douglas DeJesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in REFTS's zone, Paolo Atarratze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alec Mann came out of the goal and Paolo Atarratze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bryan Dickinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Douglas DeJesus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 66 minutes into the game, Douglas DeJesus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Alec Mann was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 69th minute, Tad Rush hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 71 minutes on the clock, Erik Adkins commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Gates:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of REFTS:s goal. Marlon Vilter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Alec Mann made a huge save. Gates's Andrei Manciulea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domenico Cardoso in the 82nd minute of play. When Marlon Vilter came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Gates 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 Marlon Vilter couldn't finish the play. Paolo Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Alec Mann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paolo Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Alec Mann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Freddy Roy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alec Mann was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Alec Mann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marlon Vilter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.