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Spectators: 7250 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luis Cornelius kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Brainerd FC defense, Omar Farley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Pearson. The Brainerd FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Pearson should have stopped the shot. A collision led to MARBLE SYSTEMS getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Omar Farley hit a great ball. If Luis Cornelius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alex Pearson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardo Miranda in the 10th minute. Cobi Wray charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cobi Wray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of MARBLE SYSTEMS booed when Brainerd FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cobi Wray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernardo Miranda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Cobi Wray was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 14 minutes had been played. Cobi Wray kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Raymond Ruiz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 15th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 17th minute, Mohammed Kaufman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Raymond Ruiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute Raymond Ruiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pearson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 played minutes Brainerd FC got a freekick which was hit by Luis Cornelius. After a rather tough play, Brainerd FC's Arnoldo Stahl got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Bernardo Miranda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Alex Pearson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 43 minutes into the match, Brainerd FC's goalkeeper Alex Pearson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardo Miranda. Mohammed Kaufman kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Alex Pearson came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by MARBLE SYSTEMS's Bernardo Miranda. But to his dismay, Bernardo Miranda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 55th minute, Raymond Ruiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MARBLE SYSTEMS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Bernardo Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Alex Pearson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Orlando Thayer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The MARBLE SYSTEMS fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when MARBLE SYSTEMS's Bernardo Miranda 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 69thth minute of the game Omar Farley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Brainerd FC's Alex Pearson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orlando Thayer hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Orlando Thayer hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vincent Weiss during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 7-0 became the score in the 87th minute when Raymond Ruiz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 90th minute Bernardo Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pearson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Tyrone Grossman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute of the match Elias Lockhart shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bob Shipley showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Arnoldo Stahl struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Bob Shipley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brainerd FC. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MARBLE SYSTEMS fully deserved thier win.