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Pasqua Stadium
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Pasqua's Jefferey Blackwell 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. Jefferey Blackwell might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Willy Lafond. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jefferey Blackwell ran back to his position shaking his head. Pasqua's Ronnie Anderson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephan Deniger in the 15th minute of play. The corner ended in Chong Greenwood almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Netashquan's Willy Lafond did a great save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Séverin Heller during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pasqua getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Séverin Heller hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Netashquan's Dewey Drouin in action when he in the 24th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! A collision led to Pasqua getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Mckinley Aguilar hit a great ball. If Ahmad Jernigan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Pasqua's Jefferey Blackwell ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Willy Lafond. Willy Lafond yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Louie Strickland blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Willy Lafond having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Willy Lafond successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Burl Noble in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Willy Lafond, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 45 minutes into the match, Stephan Deniger notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Pasqua's Ronnie Anderson. Ronnie Anderson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 47 played minutes Netashquan got a freekick which was hit by Laurent Gann. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stephan Deniger stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes Pasqua got a freekick which was hit by Chong Greenwood. Louie Strickland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61st minute, one of Netashquan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Netashquan. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for Pasqua. Chong Greenwood stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Willy Lafond. 2-2. In the 65th minute, Stephan Deniger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jefferey Blackwell in the 70th minute of play forced Netashquan's goalkeeper Willy Lafond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willy Lafond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louie Strickland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jefferey Blackwell's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Willy Lafond read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Jefferey Blackwell 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. In the 83rd minute, Jefferey Blackwell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Willy Lafond was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. If Jefferey Blackwell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Netashquan's zone, Jefferey Blackwell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Willy Lafond came out of the goal and Jefferey Blackwell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jefferey Blackwell struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Willy Lafond didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pasqua. After a rather tough play, Netashquan's Andreas Lacombe got a free kick in the 98th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Pasqua had played much better football throughout.