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Parma Heights
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oscar Willett made the kick off which started today's match. Teddy Walters struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Brock Lyles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pleasant Run Farm FC. In the 7th minute, Virgilio McNair hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brock Lyles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cody Hedrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 15 played minutes Parma Heights got a freekick which was hit by Tuan Cantrell. In the 16th minute, Cody Hedrick left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pleasant Run Farm FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Teddy Walters's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brock Lyles was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cody Hedrick in the 23rd minute of play forced Parma Heights's goalkeeper Brock Lyles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Shipley in the 24th minute of play forced Parma Heights's goalkeeper Brock Lyles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Parma Heights's Virgilio McNair got a free kick in the 25th minute. If Oscar Willett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Parma Heights's goal looked a bit too open when Cody Hedrick came free, but Brock Lyles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brock Lyles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cody Hedrick in the 34th minute of play. Virgilio McNair charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virgilio McNair the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes Parma Heights got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio McNair. After recieving a nice pass, Pleasant Run Farm FC's Norberto Conway tried to score from far away in the 37th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cody Hedrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cody Hedrick made a kick off. Oscar Willett struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Brad Wilcox didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Parma Heights. In the 57th match minute, Parma Heights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuan Cantrell to maneuver through the defense. After 59 minutes of play Parma Heights's Virgilio McNair was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Parma Heights's Virgilio McNair got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 69th minute, Teddy Walters made a precise shot to the right of Brock Lyles. Parma Heights's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Brock Lyles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cody Hedrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Brock Lyles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teddy Walters went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Brad Wilcox stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oscar Willett's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Teddy Walters cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Brock Lyles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brock Lyles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domingo Coronado in the 96th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Pleasant Run Farm FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.