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Rosetown Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) When Rosetown FC's Delmar Rock in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Steaua Bucuresti's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the game, one of FC Steaua Bucuresti:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. FC Steaua Bucuresti:s Santiago Stevens showed great skill when he stopped Tim Blank:s penalty. In the 7th minute, Tim Blank left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rosetown FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Rosetown FC's Harry Deserres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdul Boileau in the 13th minute of play. Roderick Cousteau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Stevens having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Steaua Bucuresti's zone, Delmar Rock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santiago Stevens came out of the goal and Delmar Rock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th match minute, FC Steaua Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Lloyd to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Rosetown FC booed when FC Steaua Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walton Seals didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmar Rock in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Santiago Stevens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Stevens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roderick Cousteau in the 34th minute. After having played for 37 minutes, Roderick Cousteau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rosetown FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roderick Cousteau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Steaua Bucuresti's Santiago Stevens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmar Rock in the 39th minute of play. Clinton Coley charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clinton Coley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Clinton Coley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Rosetown FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Yves Pittman hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdul Boileau in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Harry Deserres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Roderick Cousteau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdul Boileau was the one to do the kick off. Santiago Stevens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmar Rock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute of the match Cliff Lentz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santiago Stevens skillfully saved the ball. When Roderick Cousteau came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Rosetown 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 Roderick Cousteau couldn't finish the play. The supporters of FC Steaua Bucuresti booed when Rosetown FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yves Pittman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harry Deserres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Boileau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Steaua Bucuresti's Clinton Coley got a free kick in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brad Hoff got free with Harry Deserres in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roderick Cousteau in the 89th minute of play forced FC Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Santiago Stevens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brad Hoff struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Harry Deserres didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Steaua Bucuresti. Brad Hoff took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Harry Deserres. Harry Deserres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.