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The Bloody Ballpark
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rusty Connor made the kick off which started today's match. Sonny Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. George Messer hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 8 minutes into the match, Marcus Barnhart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roosevelt Hendricks. Satans Kickers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus Barnhart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 11th minute Rusty Connor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roosevelt Hendricks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Jonathan Kane made a precise shot to the right of Kirby Park. Leo & Chivo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Rex Dupree received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Kirby Park tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jasper Noel kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Roosevelt Hendricks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rusty Connor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roosevelt Hendricks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Barnhart, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Leo & Chivo's Kirby Park played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rex Dupree in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute Wiley Schaefer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roosevelt Hendricks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Barnhart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roosevelt Hendricks having to interfere. Rusty Connor struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Roosevelt Hendricks didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leo & Chivo. Jonathan Kane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Kirby Park made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rex Dupree to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathan Kane in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kirby Park prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 58 minutes, Jonathan Kane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Satans Kickers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonathan Kane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leo & Chivo's goalkeeper Kirby Park, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leo & Chivo's Kirby Park played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rex Dupree in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Satans Kickers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jasper Noel to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Leo & Chivo's Darius Houston tried to score from far away in the 73rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Rex Dupree left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Satans Kickers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Jonathan Kane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirby Park having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Satans Kickers had won after a very even match.