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Mechanicville
Spectators: 6782 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 0) Mechanicville's Winston Matthews started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some careless play in the Mechanicville defense, Dan Platt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mitch Samuels. The Mechanicville fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mitch Samuels should have stopped the shot. Mitch Samuels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Platt in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Ahmed Hedrick ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mitch Samuels was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 13th minute, Dan Platt made a precise shot to the right of Mitch Samuels. Mechanicville's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Jarod Pennington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sheldon Benjamin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Hedrick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mitch Samuels was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Mitch Samuels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Platt in the 21st minute of the match. Crosby FC's Jarod Pennington proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Crosby FC from getting a goal against them. Jarod Pennington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clark Hess in the 24th minute of play. Jarod Pennington made an important save on a dangerous shot by Winston Matthews in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Hedrick in the 27th minute of play forced Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Ahmed Hedrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitch Samuels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Dan Platt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitch Samuels. Mechanicville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dan Platt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. 37 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Platt came free, but Mitch Samuels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Mechanicville's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmed Hedrick came free, but Mitch Samuels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Platt in the 40th minute of play forced Mechanicville's goalkeeper Mitch Samuels to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Ahmed Hedrick had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mitch Samuels. Mechanicville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Hedrick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Mitch Samuels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Platt in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ahmed Hedrick kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Mitch Samuels made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Dan Platt sent off a good shot on target. Mitch Samuels made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dan Platt in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Winston Matthews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarod Pennington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Platt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mitch Samuels firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mitch Samuels made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Dan Platt sent off a good shot on target. Mitch Samuels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Hedrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Sheldon Benjamin kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Dan Platt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crosby FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Aidan Pritchard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Mitch Samuels tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jarod Pennington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sheldon Benjamin, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Mechanicville's Mitch Samuels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Hedrick in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aidan Pritchard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mitch Samuels was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Jarod Pennington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sheldon Benjamin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lamar Dunlap hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Crosby FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.