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CYCLONE ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 3 minutes, Gregorio German managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savannah Striders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gregorio German was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 3rd minute, Milan Guzman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Savannah Striders's Gregorio German couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 4th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CYCLONES FC. Radomil Ogrodowicz hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Savannah Striders's goal looked a bit too open when Reuben Pate came free, but Taci Yekta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Radomil Ogrodowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ken Winston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Chad Molina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind CYCLONES FC's goalkeeper Ken Winston, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gaspard Oster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ken Winston having to interfere. Gregorio German received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ken Winston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspard Oster in the 22nd minute of play forced CYCLONES FC's goalkeeper Ken Winston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radomil Ogrodowicz struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ken Winston didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Savannah Striders. Gregorio German received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ken Winston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nathaniel Swenson fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CYCLONES FC's protests and gave Nathaniel Swenson a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Nathaniel Swenson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Daron Strong came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Savannah Striders 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 Daron Strong couldn't finish the play. Nathaniel Swenson hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Emmanuel Bustamante kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Chad Molina hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Ken Winston showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio German in the 39th minute of the match. Gaspard Oster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ken Winston having to interfere. 45 minutes into the game, Savannah Striders's Radomil Ogrodowicz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ken Winston made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 51st minute, Gregorio German 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Daron Strong kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ken Winston. That made the score 0-3 in the 56 minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Chad Molina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CYCLONES FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Savannah Striders the free kick. Gaspard Oster 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. Ken Winston was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gregorio German showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 71 minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, CYCLONES FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio German came free, but Ken Winston reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gaspard Oster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Octavio Peter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ken Winston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daron Strong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ken Winston having to interfere. If Gaspard Oster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, one of CYCLONES FC: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 CYCLONES FC. The CYCLONES FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Savannah Striders were clearly better and deserved to take the win.