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Morganfield Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Graig Foote made the kick off and thus started the match. Ferdinand Califf might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Milan Bland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdinand Califf ran back to his position shaking his head. If Tracy Baez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When FC Cincinnati's Tracy Baez in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Starboyz's goalie prevented a goal. After 9 minutes, Milton Shaw mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Starboyz and the FC Cincinnati players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Cincinnati getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Raymond Hemphill hit a great ball. A hard shot by Woodrow Toth from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Milan Bland's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bo Esposito during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rhett Bassett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodrigo Pineda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graig Foote, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Kirby Poirier's late challenge caught a FC Cincinnati's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kirby Poirier helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th minute, Kirby Poirier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Graig Foote sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute Graig Foote shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Pineda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the game, Ed Baez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Starboyz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Cincinnati the free kick. The supporters of FC Cincinnati booed when Starboyz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ed Baez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ed Baez was shown his second yellow card after 43 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Starboyz's Ed Baez got a free kick in the 44th minute. Rodrigo Pineda stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Graig Foote's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. In the 50th minute, Ferdinand Califf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ferdinand Califf made the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Tracy Baez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Graig Foote had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Graig Foote had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, FC Cincinnati was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graig Foote to maneuver through the defense. When Tracy Baez came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the FC Cincinnati 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 Tracy Baez couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute, Ferdinand Califf 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. In the 91st match minute, Starboyz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Bustamante to maneuver through the defense. Tracy Baez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Pineda having to interfere. FC Cincinnati's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.