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Thriving Park
Spectators: 5002 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1002, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sammy Rodriquez took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Torpedo's goalkeeper Perry Jean had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lloyd Steiner. 9 minutes into the match, Torpedo's goal looked a bit too open when Sammy Rodriquez came free, but Perry Jean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Lloyd Steiner 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. If Lloyd Steiner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute Sammy Rodriquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perry Jean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filiberto Franco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Santiago Kelley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, Thrives FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonzo Vargas to maneuver through the defense. Filiberto Franco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Kelley having to interfere. Filiberto Franco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santiago Kelley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Perkins in the 29th minute of the match. Zachary Perkins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Santiago Kelley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murray Purvis charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Murray Purvis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thrives FC's Lloyd Steiner got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Lloyd Steiner in the 52nd minute of play forced Torpedo's goalkeeper Perry Jean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lloyd Steiner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 minutes, Zachary Perkins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Torpedo and the Thrives FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Torpedo getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Zachary Perkins hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pablo Emerson during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Torpedo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Emerson to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Thrives FC's Pascal Hearn broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 66 played minutes Thrives FC got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Suarez. Lloyd Steiner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zachary Perkins hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Lloyd Steiner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perry Jean having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lloyd Steiner in the 86th minute of play forced Torpedo's goalkeeper Perry Jean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Emerson was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The Thrives FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Torpedo's performance. The match ended with a win for Torpedo.