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The Bloody Ballpark
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rex Dupree got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Wyckoff's Ramon Aldrich got control of the ball when Lloyd Becker tried to sneak it across the goal line. Milton Higgins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roosevelt Hendricks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nick Duncan, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Ramon Aldrich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rex Dupree, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Ramon Aldrich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Messer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Milton Higgins in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roosevelt Hendricks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Milton Higgins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Roosevelt Hendricks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donny Vela might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roosevelt Hendricks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donny Vela ran back to his position shaking his head. Roosevelt Hendricks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riley Corbin in the 28th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donny Vela in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roosevelt Hendricks saved Satans Kickers from getting behind. If Milton Higgins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jonathan Kane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th match minute, Wyckoff was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nick Duncan to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute of the match Jasper Noel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramon Aldrich skillfully saved the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Jonathan Kane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramon Aldrich. Wyckoff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Kane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, George Messer took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Ramon Aldrich to make any attempt to save it.

In the 54th minute, Satans Kickers's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Milton Higgins fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Trenton Shepard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roosevelt Hendricks read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. When Nick Duncan came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Wyckoff 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 Nick Duncan couldn't finish the play. Nick Duncan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roosevelt Hendricks read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In the 87th match minute, Satans Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by George Messer to maneuver through the defense. If Donny Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roosevelt Hendricks didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Wyckoff's Donny Vela shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Wyckoff were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.