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Forked River Park
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jasper Richey took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 15th minute, Nikiski's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cole Clearwater fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With his leg Anthony Vance managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Forked River FC's Cole Clearwater fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Cole Clearwater had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Nikiski's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Giuseppe Hillman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Cole Clearwater had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anthony Vance stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giuseppe Hillman's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Forked River FC's Cole Clearwater got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Nicholas Jolly fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Forked River FC's protests and gave Nicholas Jolly a yellow card for diving instead. Nicholas Jolly kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Nikiski were awarded a corner. Monty Mata went to the cornerflag to take it. Jasper Richey took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Scottie Bachman. Scottie Bachman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Cole Clearwater in the 51st minute of play forced Nikiski's goalkeeper Anthony Vance to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Scottie Bachman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasper Richey in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56thth minute of the game Giuseppe Hillman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nikiski's Anthony Vance was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th match minute, Forked River FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicholas Jolly to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute of the match Monty Mata shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Scottie Bachman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Giuseppe Hillman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Forked River FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Nikiski's Anthony Vance played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giuseppe Hillman in the 81st minute of play. Cole Clearwater recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Giuseppe Hillman put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Anthony Vance. After 91 played minutes Nikiski got a freekick which was hit by Casper Sanchez. Forked River FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jorge Stroh in the 94th minute. In the 95th match minute, Nikiski was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emery Kirkland to maneuver through the defense. Forked River FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Nikiski for a fine match.