Tampa Bay
Spectators: 5510 (Terracing: 4400,
Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boyd Santana kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Waylon Hyatt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Shayne Witherspoon. Waylon Hyatt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Shayne Witherspoon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bill McCauley in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Raritan's Noah Reece nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donnie Holder made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 12th minute, Boyd Santana 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. Zane Irvin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Donnie Holder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noah Reece fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donnie Holder having to interfere. Donnie Holder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Theo Gallegos, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Shayne Witherspoon made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Waylon Hyatt sent off a good shot on target. Tampa Bay's Donnie Holder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noah Reece in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Raritan's Zane Irvin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donnie Holder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Theo Gallegos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31stth minute of the game Boyd Santana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tampa Bay's Donnie Holder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Donnie Holder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boyd Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shayne Witherspoon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bill McCauley's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Donnie Holder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noah Reece, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tampa Bay's zone, Boyd Santana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donnie Holder came out of the goal and Boyd Santana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bill McCauley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Zane Irvin fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Raritan's protests and gave Zane Irvin a yellow card for diving instead. After 53 played minutes, Tampa Bay's Carlo Stroh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Shayne Witherspoon came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tampa Bay reached it. 55 minutes into the match, Raritan's Zane Irvin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donnie Holder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Palmer Cole hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute, Noah Reece 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. Shayne Witherspoon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel Corcoran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boyd Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tampa Bay's Donnie Holder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Gallegos in the 79th minute of play. Boyd Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Donnie Holder made a huge save. Theo Gallegos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 87 minutes, Boyd Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raritan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boyd Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zane Irvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donnie Holder having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tampa Bay's Brice Holden got a free kick in the 91st minute. Raritan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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