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Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kareem Matthews made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Vincenzo McPherson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vincenzo McPherson kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Donnie Chung made a precise shot to the right of Ken Flores. FC STATES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Donnie Chung scored 0-2 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ken Flores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes in the game Enrique Terra did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Merrill Swenson. 27 minutes into the match, FC STATES's goal looked a bit too open when Donnie Chung came free, but Ken Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC STATES's Ken Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gary Chappelle in the 29th minute of play. Ken Flores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kareem Matthews, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Kareem Matthews made a precise shot to the right of Ken Flores. FC STATES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After some careless play in the FC STATES defense, Kareem Matthews kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ken Flores. The FC STATES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ken Flores should have stopped the shot. FC STATES's Ken Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kareem Matthews in the 39th minute of play. The FC STATES players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Defiance FC were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gavino Olivar to strike the kick off in the second half. Ken Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gary Chappelle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Kareem Matthews notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of FC STATES's Ken Flores. Ken Flores was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 71st minute, Jeff Rollins 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. Gary Chappelle charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gary Chappelle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC STATES booed when Defiance FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gary Chappelle didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Defiance FC defense, Gavino Olivar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thad Britton. The Defiance FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thad Britton should have stopped the shot. When Jeff Rollins came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the FC STATES 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 Jeff Rollins couldn't finish the play. In the 85th minute Gary Chappelle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ken Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Jeff Rollins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Defiance FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Eduardo Medrano hit a great ball.