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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ulrich Sampson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Roland Willoughby kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 8 played minutes Règne Rouge got a freekick which was hit by Carson Swanson. 9 minutes into the game, Pablo Mansfield was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Règne Rouge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mancity Eagles the free kick. In the 9th minute, Pablo Mansfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vito Stanford's late challenge caught a Mancity Eagles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vito Stanford helped the player get up and apologised. After 10 played minutes Règne Rouge got a freekick which was hit by Vito Stanford. Mervin Boucher took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rocky Latham. Règne Rouge's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Règne Rouge! In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Mancity Eagles. Mervin Boucher stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rocky Latham. 0-1. A collision led to Règne Rouge getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Guy Sneed hit a great ball. In the 25th minute Guy Sneed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas McMullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 played minutes Mancity Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Erick Lemaître. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Guy Sneed took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Nicolas McMullen to make any attempt to save it. Constantin Toth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guy Sneed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Nicolas McMullen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Règne Rouge's Rocky Latham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erick Lemaître in the 38th minute of play. Rocky Latham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulrich Sampson, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Erick Lemaître cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Rocky Latham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Markus Barber came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rocky Latham could save by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, Règne Rouge's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrich Sampson came free, but Rocky Latham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rocky Latham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulrich Sampson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geoffroi Conn hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Mervin Boucher from long distance, 67 minutes into the match, got Rocky Latham's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The supporters of Mancity Eagles booed when Règne Rouge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Constantin Toth came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Règne Rouge 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 Constantin Toth couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Erick Lemaître fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Rocky Latham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulrich Sampson in the 76th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Règne Rouge's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrich Sampson came free, but Rocky Latham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erick Lemaître could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Rocky Latham made a huge save. The supporters of Règne Rouge booed when Mancity Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mary Colon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicolas McMullen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Toth in the 87th minute of play. Ulrich Sampson received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rocky Latham came out and tried to block the shot, but Ulrich Sampson slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 91st minute. The Règne Rouge supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Mancity Eagles's performance. The match ended with a win for Mancity Eagles.