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East Millcreek Park
Spectators: 8645 (Terracing: 6480, Seating: 1990, VIP seats: 175) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Blake Aguilar got the match started through his kick off. Ken Ivey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Troy Hutchins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. East Millcreek FC's Blake Aguilar was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 12th minute, Luisito James hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Troy Hutchins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Lucas Navarro put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Troy Hutchins. Lucas Navarro scored 1-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Troy Hutchins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the East Millcreek FC defense, Ken Ivey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Troy Hutchins. The East Millcreek FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Troy Hutchins should have stopped the shot. In the 28th minute Ken Ivey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Troy Hutchins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes East Millcreek FC got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Huts. Luisito James recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Troy Hutchins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Ivey, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquis Otto in the 32nd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Lucas Navarro made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. East Millcreek FC's Troy Hutchins tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Troy Hutchins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Ivey in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute ForestFire were awarded a corner. Luisito James went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Cãlin Tâmbalari managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blake Aguilar got free with Shaki Conn in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 48th minute of the match East Millcreek FC got a corner. ForestFire's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Del Grant ran over to the corner to take the kick. East Millcreek FC's Del Grant was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Shaki Conn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ken Ivey to strike the kick off in the second half. When Lucas Navarro came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ForestFire 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 Lucas Navarro couldn't finish the play. Cãlin Tâmbalari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 played minutes, ForestFire's Luisito James shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Troy Hutchins came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ForestFire reached it. In the 60thth minute of the game Blake Aguilar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Troy Hutchins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ken Ivey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marquis Otto during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. East Millcreek FC's Troy Hutchins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save East Millcreek FC from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Ken Ivey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Troy Hutchins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ForestFire were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after East Millcreek FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luisito James took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of East Millcreek FC's goalie and right to Cãlin Tâmbalari. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. East Millcreek FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 71st minute, Ken Ivey made a precise shot to the right of Troy Hutchins. East Millcreek FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. After a defensive mix-up in East Millcreek FC's zone, Ken Ivey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Troy Hutchins came out of the goal and Ken Ivey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Troy Hutchins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Ivey in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, East Millcreek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stan Bowling to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the game, Blake Aguilar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-6. Shaki Conn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ForestFire'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.