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Jim’s Backyard
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sid Aldrich took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Stewart Rios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Oscar Paris notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Jim Thorpe United's Winford Chandler. Winford Chandler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Oscar Paris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oscar Paris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alistair Manley kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Trent Moyer kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Ramon Crane was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Sid Aldrich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sid Aldrich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Winford Chandler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Winford Chandler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sid Aldrich, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Oscar Paris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Winford Chandler having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adrian Dickson made a kick off. Adrian Dickson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Browne having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Newton Falls's Dave Doty seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dave Doty the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Newton Falls protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dave Doty had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Newton Falls! The referee gave Jim Thorpe United a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Michael Fairchild, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Newton Falls's Eric Browne. 1-1. In the 61stth minute of the game Adrian Dickson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Newton Falls's Eric Browne was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeffrey Myers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Eric Browne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Browne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Dickson, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Oscar Paris blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Winford Chandler having to make a save. When Jim Thorpe United's Adrian Dickson in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Newton Falls's goalie prevented a goal. Rigoberto Jolly kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Jeffrey Myers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eric Browne having to interfere. Eric Browne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Dickson in the 82nd minute of play. Adrian Dickson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Eric Browne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Browne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeffrey Myers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jim Thorpe United succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Newton Falls had controlled the match.