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Spectators: 7957 (Terracing: 5969, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 邓正克 kicked off to start the match. Ditalent.F.C.'s Haimon Moraitopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flint Corley in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, SCU Torreense's goalkeeper Claudio Engel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 邓正克. After a rather tough play, Ditalent.F.C.'s Sung Cervantes got a free kick in the 9th minute. 邓正克's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudio Engel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. The Ditalent.F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when Ditalent.F.C.'s 邓正克 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Ditalent.F.C. getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Marcellus Cox hit a great ball. Haimon Moraitopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Bryant in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rory Bryant in the 18th minute of play forced Ditalent.F.C.'s goalkeeper Haimon Moraitopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haimon Moraitopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flint Corley in the 19th minute of play. Rudolph LoDuca kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 邓正克 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Claudio Engel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcellus Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haimon Moraitopoulos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flint Corley in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Richie Carver was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SCU Torreense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ditalent.F.C. the free kick. A collision led to SCU Torreense getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Richie Carver hit a great ball. Ditalent.F.C.'s Wendell Young shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 39th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Claudio Engel but with some difficulty. An unexpected shot in the 40th minute by 邓正克 got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 41 minutes into the match, SCU Torreense's goal looked a bit too open when Marcellus Cox came free, but Claudio Engel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Ditalent.F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Flint Corley came free, but Haimon Moraitopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ditalent.F.C.'s goalkeeper Haimon Moraitopoulos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 49th minute of the match SCU Torreense got a corner. Ditalent.F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Solomon London ran over to the corner to take the kick. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rory Bryant was the one to do the kick off. Rory Bryant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rory Bryant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haimon Moraitopoulos having to interfere. After 63 played minutes Ditalent.F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Dave Zamora. After recieving a nice pass, SCU Torreense's Solomon London tried to score from far away in the 64th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Flint Corley's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Haimon Moraitopoulos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 68th minute, Flint Corley 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 Flint Corley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 73rd minute of the match Richie Carver completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Richie Carver a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 73 played minutes SCU Torreense got a freekick which was hit by Richie Carver. After 74 played minutes, Ditalent.F.C.'s Wendell Young shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Claudio Engel 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 Ditalent.F.C. reached it. In the 76th minute, 邓正克 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. In the 84th minute, Filiberto Fowler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudio Engel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 邓正克, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 邓正克 in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Engel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Burrell during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes SCU Torreense got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Burrell. SCU Torreense's Claudio Engel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邓正克 in the 94th minute of play. Rory Bryant's late challenge caught a Ditalent.F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rory Bryant helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Rory Bryant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flint Corley struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SCU Torreense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ditalent.F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while SCU Torreense had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.