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The Magic Dome
Spectators: 9294 (Terracing: 6972, Seating: 2137, VIP seats: 185) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anders Westerstrand got the match started through his kick off. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jervis Tresise, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes The Obscurials's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Brynn Andrews who took care of the corner kick. Jens Sundström made a great header on Stratton FC's corner, it was just that The Obscurials's Safet Hands managed to reach the ball for a save. The Obscurials's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jervis Tresise in the 15th minute of play. Lawrance See made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Adriano Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Lawrance See made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Adriano Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lawrance See was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Sacchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrance See showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Safet Hands showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Sacchi in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jervis Tresise in the 38th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Safet Hands to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stratton FC's Lawrance See played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lawrance See was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessandro Sacchi to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, The Obscurials was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Lyle to maneuver through the defense. When Jervis Tresise came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Stratton 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 Jervis Tresise couldn't finish the play. Safet Hands made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Alessandro Sacchi sent off a good shot on target. Lawrance See showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stratton FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cliff Rowden was slow to take the kick. During this time The Obscurials's players had a chance to rest. The Obscurials's Cliff Rowden was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lawrance See in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Stratton FC's zone, Adriano Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrance See came out of the goal and Adriano Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stratton FC made a substitution. Matt Sanderson replaced Brynn Andrews. When Jervis Tresise fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stratton FC's protests and gave Jervis Tresise a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jervis Tresise to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 85 minutes, Adriano Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Obscurials's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adriano Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Stratton FC booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Lyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kevin Lyle hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Adriano Ribeiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lawrance See read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lawrance See narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Ivan Warhurst 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. Stratton FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.