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Don Osvaldo Stadium
Spectators: 8446 (Terracing: 6336, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alford Yard got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Don Osvaldo FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Can Fix hit a great ball. Keefer Turnbull might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filomeno Jerico. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Keefer Turnbull ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alford Yard in the 15th minute of play forced Don Osvaldo FC's goalkeeper Bodo Rudwaleit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Bishop Allan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the game, Alford Yard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Bodo Rudwaleit was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 35th match minute, Don Osvaldo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurence Kidman to maneuver through the defense. Nicky Van Mechelen hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Don Osvaldo FC's Keefer Turnbull in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PEPE United's goalie prevented a goal. Quincy Dobson hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Downing Delahide fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filomeno Jerico having to interfere. After 47 minutes of play, Don Osvaldo FC's Keefer Turnbull made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filomeno Jerico was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half PEPE United were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Keefer Turnbull to strike the kick off in the second half. Bodo Rudwaleit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alford Yard in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Keefer Turnbull's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filomeno Jerico was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Broderick Todman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Filomeno Jerico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Don Osvaldo FC's attentive Broderick Todman managed to snatch the ball when Alford Yard made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Keefer Turnbull recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 74 played minutes PEPE United got a freekick which was hit by Phillip Dorrell. After a rather tough play, PEPE United's Nicky Van Mechelen got a free kick in the 77th minute. Alford Yard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Bodo Rudwaleit made a huge save. After 83 played minutes PEPE United got a freekick which was hit by Bishop Allan. If Alford Yard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alford Yards short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Bodo Rudwaleit to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Keefer Turnbull scored 2-2 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filomeno Jerico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 95 minutes into the match, PEPE United's Alford Yard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bodo Rudwaleit narrowly saved just below the crossbar. PEPE United's Quincy Dobson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bodo Rudwaleit in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Despite being the better team, Don Osvaldo FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.