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Cross City Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Ignacio Nash took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Graham Bullock. Chalco's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Darren Pham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Graham Bullock having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Chalco's zone, Darren Pham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Graham Bullock came out of the goal and Darren Pham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Graham Bullock made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when D.J. Veltman sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Chalco's Graham Bullock got control of the ball when D.J. Veltman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Graham Bullock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Pham in the 24th minute of play. When Stan Murry fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chalco's protests and gave Stan Murry a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th match minute, Chalco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stan Murry to maneuver through the defense. Andreas London charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andreas London the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Andreas London hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match Ali Stoddard shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Graham Bullock showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. During the 29th minute of the match Stan Murry completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Stan Murry a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Chalco getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Stan Murry hit a great ball. When D.J. Veltman came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Cross City FC 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 D.J. Veltman couldn't finish the play. Andreas London fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jesse Cody having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Cross City FC's zone, Domenico Murray stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jesse Cody came out of the goal and Domenico Murray tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Cliff Robertson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Andreas London came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Chalco 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 Andreas London couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When Cliff Robertson came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Chalco 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 Cliff Robertson couldn't finish the play. When Cliff Robertson came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Chalco 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 Cliff Robertson couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Cross City FC's Jesse Cody got control of the ball when Cliff Robertson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ahmed Luna hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Cross City FC's Ahmed Luna got a free kick in the 64th minute. After having played for 67 minutes, Antoine Bright managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chalco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antoine Bright was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jesse Cody stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antoine Bright's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. D.J. Veltman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Graham Bullock having to interfere. Cliff Robertson might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jesse Cody. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cliff Robertson ran back to his position shaking his head. Cliff Robertson's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Jesse Cody skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Domenico Murray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jesse Cody tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. D.J. Veltman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Chalco's goal looked a bit too open when Darren Pham came free, but Graham Bullock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, one of Chalco:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chalco. The referee gave Cross City FC a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ali Stoddard, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Chalco's Graham Bullock. 1-0.