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South Weber Park
Spectators: 7697 (Terracing: 5692, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stevie Thomas started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Werner Blevins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ollie Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruben Easley kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, South Weber AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Claude Lay came free, but Ollie Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ollie Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Pate in the 10th minute of the match. Ollie Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Pate in the 18th minute of the match. South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Werner Blevins in the 21st minute of play. Todd Chen kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 23 played minutes, Miami Springs's Douglas Dawkins shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ollie Esposito 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 Miami Springs reached it. Douglas Dawkins kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Simon Pate took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 31st minute, Claude Lay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ollie Esposito was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Pate in the 34th minute of play forced South Weber AFC's goalkeeper Ollie Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miami Springs's Tomas Burgess played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stevie Thomas in the 39th minute of play. After 40 minutes of play, South Weber AFC's Hakim Belloumi made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomas Burgess was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ollie Esposito came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Miami Springs's Simon Pate. But to his dismay, Simon Pate quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3.

The wind increased when Simon Pate made the kick off in the second half. Tomas Burgess took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakim Belloumi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Miami Springs defense, Todd Chen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Burgess. The Miami Springs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Burgess should have stopped the shot. When Stevie Thomas fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored South Weber AFC's protests and gave Stevie Thomas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to South Weber AFC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Stevie Thomas hit a great ball. Claude Lay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ollie Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Pate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, South Weber AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Pate came free, but Ollie Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Stanton Bachman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Burgess showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stevie Thomas, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Todd Chen scored 3-3 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomas Burgess, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Claude Lay notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of South Weber AFC's Ollie Esposito. Ollie Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tomas Burgess took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Claude Lay fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Miami Springs's protests and gave Claude Lay a yellow card for diving instead. After 88 played minutes Miami Springs got a freekick which was hit by Claude Lay. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Pate in the 93rd minute of play forced South Weber AFC's goalkeeper Ollie Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ollie Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Pate in the 97th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Miami Springs had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.