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South Weber Park
Spectators: 7731 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Deng Zheng Ke got the match started through his kick off. Ollie Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deng Zheng Ke in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Stevie Thomas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Haimon Moraitopoulos, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Ditalent.F.C.'s Rudolph LoDuca got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 13 minutes of play, Ditalent.F.C.'s Deng Zheng Ke made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Esposito was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Deng Zheng Ke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ollie Esposito was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Deng Zheng Ke sped through South Weber AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ollie Esposito. Haimon Moraitopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Todd Chen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 20 minute of play. In the 26th minute, Deng Zheng Ke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to South Weber AFC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Elliott McCoy hit a great ball. Haimon Moraitopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakim Belloumi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. When Wendell Young fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ditalent.F.C.'s protests and gave Wendell Young a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakim Belloumi in the 34th minute of play forced Ditalent.F.C.'s goalkeeper Haimon Moraitopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ditalent.F.C. booed when South Weber AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Todd Chen didn't get a good kick on the ball. South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dirk McQueen in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match Wendell Young shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ollie Esposito showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stevie Thomas to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Ditalent.F.C. booed when South Weber AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frankie Gabriel didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 55th minute of the match Wendell Young completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Wendell Young a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 56th minute, Wendell Young hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ollie Esposito came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Ditalent.F.C.'s Dirk McQueen. But to his dismay, Dirk McQueen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Ditalent.F.C.'s Dirk McQueen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ollie Esposito. That made the score 1-6 after 67 minutes of play. Dirk McQueen struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Ollie Esposito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ditalent.F.C.. Antonio Platt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Ollie Esposito made a huge save. 74 minutes into the match, Ditalent.F.C.'s Dirk McQueen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ollie Esposito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Antonio Platts short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Ollie Esposito to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ollie Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dirk McQueen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ollie Esposito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Platt in the 82nd minute. Dirk McQueen struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Ollie Esposito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ditalent.F.C.. In the 89th minute, Elton Wilkinson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to South Weber AFC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Elliott McCoy hit a great ball. Ditalent.F.C.'s Haimon Moraitopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stevie Thomas in the 95th minute of play. The Ditalent.F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ditalent.F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.