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Pueblo Park
Spectators: 9197 (Terracing: 6899, Seating: 2115, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ken Ivey took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vern Wright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Shaki Conn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pueblo FC's goalkeeper Boyd Winkler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Pueblo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito James came free, but Boyd Winkler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pueblo FC's Gerry Franco in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ForestFire's goalie prevented a goal. Boyd Winkler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito James in the 12th minute of play. Pueblo FC's Boyd Winkler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Navarro in the 13th minute of play. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vern Wright, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With help from some chaos in ForestFire's defense in the game's 16th minute Vern Wright succeeded to fool Shaki Conn and score 1-0 straight up in the right cross. After some careless play in the Pueblo FC defense, Ken Ivey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boyd Winkler. The Pueblo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boyd Winkler should have stopped the shot. Lucas Navarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26thth minute of the game Ken Ivey who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pueblo FC's Boyd Winkler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pueblo FC's Boyd Winkler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Navarro in the 32nd minute of play. Pueblo FC's Boyd Winkler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Navarro in the 34th minute of play. Boyd Winkler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito James, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute Lucas Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyd Winkler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vern Wright in the 41st minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Lucas Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ken Ivey during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Ken Ivey. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vern Wright stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerry Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vern Wright's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vern Wright in the 57th minute of play. Cãlin Tâmbalari kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to Pueblo FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Vern Wright hit a great ball. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vern Wright, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vern Wright in the 64th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Gerry Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Navarro got free with Boyd Winkler in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute, Luisito James hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shaki Conn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vern Wright went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. ForestFire's Jose Hoyt was substituted for Danial Dunbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stan Sanford during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Stan Sanford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute, Vern Wright 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. Lucas Navarro hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerry Franco in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shaki Conn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Ken Ivey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Pueblo FC had won after a very even match.