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Millville
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dwayne Paige started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute of the match Garret Russell sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jim Ortega skillfully saved the ball. When Dwayne Paige fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Millville's protests and gave Dwayne Paige a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Dwayne Paige hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignacio Puckett hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Clark Lacey charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clark Lacey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Woodlyn FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clark Lacey to maneuver through the defense. In the 17thth minute of the game Dwayne Paige who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Woodlyn FC's Nathaniel Miranda was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dwayne Paige in the 19th minute of play forced Woodlyn FC's goalkeeper Nathaniel Miranda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Millville's goalkeeper Jim Ortega, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 22 minutes into the game, Woodlyn FC's Ignacio Puckett nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jim Ortega made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Jim Ortega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cole Bell, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Woodlyn FC's Cole Bell in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Millville's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Millville's goal looked a bit too open when Clark Lacey came free, but Jim Ortega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cole Bell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jim Ortega having to interfere. Dwayne Paige fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nathaniel Miranda having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cole Bell made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Ignacio Puckett fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jim Ortega, passed just outside the right post. The supporters of Woodlyn FC booed when Millville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sylvester Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Ignacio Puckett dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jim Ortega, 0-2. In the 57th minute Cole Bell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Ortega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Millville's Jim Ortega got control of the ball when Ignacio Puckett tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Millville getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Willie Delarosa hit a great ball. Jim Ortega made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Ignacio Puckett sent off a good shot on target. Leonard McGee was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 64 minutes into the match. The referee gave Millville a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sylvester Miranda, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Woodlyn FC's Nathaniel Miranda. 1-2. Jamal Miranda charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jamal Miranda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Woodlyn FC booed when Millville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jamal Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ignacio Puckett came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Woodlyn FC 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 Ignacio Puckett couldn't finish the play. Ignacio Puckett who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Jim Ortega when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ignacio Pucketts short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Jim Ortega to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Woodlyn FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.