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Orchard Mesa
Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Orlando Christie made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monte Goldsmith in the 3rd minute of play forced Kapiolani FC's goalkeeper Vance Byrne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kapiolani FC's Vance Byrne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blair Merritt in the 6th minute of play. Marcos Crenshaw could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Rueben Ryan made a huge save. The supporters of Virga City Vipers booed when Kapiolani FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darron Ford didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, Kapiolani FC's Orlando Christie dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Marcos Crenshaw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Rueben Ryan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rueben Ryan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcos Crenshaw in the 18th minute. Vance Byrne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Merritt in the 22nd minute of play. Blair Merritt hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Marcos Crenshaw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vance Byrne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blair Merritt, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st match minute, Virga City Vipers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kareem Richter to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the game, Virga City Vipers's Kareem Richter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vance Byrne made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 40thth minute of the game Blair Merritt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kapiolani FC's Vance Byrne was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute, Kareem Richter 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monte Goldsmith in the 44th minute of play forced Kapiolani FC's goalkeeper Vance Byrne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 played minutes Kapiolani FC got a freekick which was hit by Morgan Houser. 48 minutes into the match, Kapiolani FC's goal looked a bit too open when Blair Merritt came free, but Vance Byrne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Blair Merritt made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Chase Harrington hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vance Byrne made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blair Merritt in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Virga City Vipers's Monte Goldsmith ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vance Byrne. Vance Byrne yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Vance Byrne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Merritt in the 61st minute of play. After 62 played minutes Kapiolani FC got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Ashley. Rueben Ryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Christie in the 64th minute of play. Vance Byrne was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Blair Merritt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 67 minute of play. Vance Byrne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Merritt in the 71st minute of play. Rueben Ryan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Christie in the 75th minute of the match. Edmundo Zaragoza charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmundo Zaragoza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th match minute, Virga City Vipers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Zaragoza to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st match minute, Kapiolani FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darron Ford to maneuver through the defense. Kareem Richter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vance Byrne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Merritt in the 85th minute of play. Vance Byrne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monte Goldsmith in the 86th minute of the match. Vance Byrne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blair Merritt in the 87th minute of the match. Virga City Vipers's Monte Goldsmith got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcos Crenshaw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Monte Goldsmith got free with Vance Byrne in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Kapiolani FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Morgan Houser hit a great ball. Virga City Vipers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.