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Gates Stadium
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 160) Andrei Manciulea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sheldon Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Colonie FC's Sheldon Rodrigues nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrei Manciulea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 11th minute Sheldon Rodrigues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Manciulea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Gates defense, Virgil Dahlstrom kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Manciulea. The Gates fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Manciulea should have stopped the shot. In the 18thth minute of the game Virgil Dahlstrom who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gates's Andrei Manciulea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgil Dahlstrom in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrei Manciulea saved Gates from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Colonie FC's Donovan Corbin got a free kick in the 19th minute. When Colonie FC's Matthew Trent in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gates's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Gates defense, Virgil Dahlstrom kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Manciulea. The Gates fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Manciulea should have stopped the shot. The Colonie FC fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Colonie FC's Virgil Dahlstrom looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Olaf Mojsiewicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Manciulea was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Andrei Manciulea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sheldon Rodrigues's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Sheldon Rodrigues put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Andrei Manciulea. Lonnie Blankenship made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Marlon Vilter sent off a good shot on target. Andrei Manciulea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Dahlstrom, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The supporters of Gates booed when Colonie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Trent didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute Douglas DeJesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lonnie Blankenship saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sheldon Rodrigues to make the kick off. Andrei Manciulea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgil Dahlstrom, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Virgil Dahlstrom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sheldon Rodrigues's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Andrei Manciulea firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Gates booed when Colonie FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franklin Lamb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lonnie Blankenship stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Douglas DeJesus's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 76 minutes into the match, Gates's goal looked a bit too open when Virgil Dahlstrom came free, but Andrei Manciulea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrei Manciulea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgil Dahlstrom in the 79th minute of the match. Andrei Manciulea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sheldon Rodrigues in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Freddy Roy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gates's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colonie FC the free kick. In the 86th match minute, Gates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Roy to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Sheldon Rodrigues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colonie FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 93 minutes into the match, Gates's goalkeeper Andrei Manciulea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sheldon Rodrigues. In the 94th match minute, Gates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Orozco to maneuver through the defense. Sheldon Rodrigues who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Andrei Manciulea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Virgil Dahlstrom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colonie FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgil Dahlstrom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrei Manciulea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Gates fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Colonie FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.