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Downriver Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sydney Cowan kicked off to start the match. Nicky Stapleton scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ivan Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sean Egan in the 11th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sean Egan in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Higgins saved Downriver AFC from getting behind. Ivan Higgins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sean Egan's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Sean Egan put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ivan Higgins. In the 19th minute, Nicky Stapleton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Charles Town fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 21st minute Sean Egan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute Nicky Stapleton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sean Egan in the 28th minute of the match. Downriver AFC's Ivan Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicky Stapleton in the 28th minute of play. Ivan Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sean Egan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sean Egan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sean Egan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Downriver AFC defense, Sean Egan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivan Higgins. The Downriver AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivan Higgins should have stopped the shot. Sydney Cowan hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Nicky Stapleton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charles Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicky Stapleton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Higgins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Nicky Stapleton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Higgins was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After 47 played minutes Downriver AFC got a freekick which was hit by Theron Weaver. When Nicky Stapleton came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Charles Town fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nicky Stapleton couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

Nicky Stapleton in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ivan Higgins, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ivan Higgins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sid Gentry showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 61 minute of play. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Downriver AFC's goalkeeper Ivan Higgins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Sean Egan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charles Town made a substitution. Avery King replaced Sean Egan. 75 minutes into the game, Charles Town's Nicky Stapleton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivan Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. In the 78th minute, Sydney Cowan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicky Stapleton let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 84th minute shot 0-11 at rihgt post. With his leg Ivan Higgins managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Charles Town's Nicky Stapleton fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nicky Stapleton's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Ivan Higgins skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by Downriver AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Moises Baltazar was slow to take the kick. During this time Charles Town's players had a chance to rest. Luca Agachi made a great header on Charles Town's corner, it was just that Downriver AFC's Ivan Higgins managed to reach the ball for a save. Sydney Cowan hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Ivan Higgins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery King in the 92nd minute of play. Charles Town's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.