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Chicopee
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Chicopee's Wallace Vernon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Maumelle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shane Simmons to maneuver through the defense. Darrell Womack fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jackson Lemons having to interfere. Jackson Lemons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shane Simmons, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maumelle FC's Jarrett Hairston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Atwood in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maumelle FC's Philip Baez got a free kick in the 14th minute. A collision led to Maumelle FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Jerrod Barnhart hit a great ball. Jackson Lemons came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Maumelle FC's Shane Simmons. But to his dismay, Shane Simmons quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Maumelle FC's Philip Baez got a free kick in the 29th minute. Jarrett Hairston made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wallace Vernon in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Julian Atwood reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jarrett Hairston. The goal made the score 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vernon Santiago got free with Jarrett Hairston in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jarrett Hairston stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Atwood's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After 44 minutes, Ernest Starks mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maumelle FC and the Chicopee players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Maumelle FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ernest Starks hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Darrell Womack made the kick off in the second half. Jackson Lemons had great luck who in the 53rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Darrell Womack from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 54th match minute, Chicopee was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derick Austin to maneuver through the defense. Julian Atwood scored 2-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarrett Hairston, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 67thth minute of the game Darrell Womack who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chicopee's Jackson Lemons was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chicopee's Jackson Lemons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darrell Womack in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Shane Simmons was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maumelle FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chicopee the free kick. In the 77th match minute, Maumelle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shane Simmons to maneuver through the defense. Jackson Lemons made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Shane Simmons sent off a good shot on target. Darrell Womack succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-2. With a little luck, Chicopee's Jackson Lemons got control of the ball when Shane Simmons tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jarrett Hairston came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Chicopee's Julian Atwood. But to his dismay, Julian Atwood quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. After some careless play in the Maumelle FC defense, Julian Atwood kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jarrett Hairston. The Maumelle FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jarrett Hairston should have stopped the shot.