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Noralee
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnaud Wood kicked off to start the match. Preston Rich charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Preston Rich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Preston Rich kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After 7 played minutes Noralee got a freekick which was hit by Lenard Cook. Devin Ernst charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Devin Ernst the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tidehead booed when Noralee was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Devin Ernst didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonardo Bouvier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrick Sargent in the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lenard Cook got free with Olavo Lobato in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeremias Rios's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonardo Bouvier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Noralee's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremias Rios came free, but Leonardo Bouvier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Sen Ting in the 29th minute of play forced Noralee's goalkeeper Leonardo Bouvier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th match minute, Noralee was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lenard Cook to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute Jeremias Rios shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Bouvier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olavo Lobato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaud Wood in the 32nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodrick Sargent during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tidehead's Rodrick Sargent got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Rios in the 37th minute of play forced Noralee's goalkeeper Leonardo Bouvier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Lenard Cook had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Olavo Lobato. Tidehead's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lenard Cook was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Noralee's Jackson Desnoyers got a free kick in the 44th minute. When Arnaud Wood fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Noralee's protests and gave Arnaud Wood a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Noralee getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Arnaud Wood hit a great ball. When Jeremias Rios came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Tidehead 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 Jeremias Rios couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When Weston McKinney fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Noralee's protests and gave Weston McKinney a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes Noralee got a freekick which was hit by Weston McKinney. Jackson Desnoyers kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Riley Arellano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute Lu Sen Ting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Bouvier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeremias Rios fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Bouvier having to interfere. In the 64th match minute, Tidehead was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Rios to maneuver through the defense. After 65 minutes, Fabrice Post mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Noralee and the Tidehead players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tidehead booed when Noralee was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabrice Post didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jackson Desnoyers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Olavo Lobato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olavo Lobato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arnaud Wood's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Leonardo Bouvier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Rios in the 72nd minute of the match. Jeremias Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Leonardo Bouvier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, Noralee was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Devin Ernst to maneuver through the defense. In the 78thth minute of the game Jeremias Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Noralee's Leonardo Bouvier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeremias Rios was extremely unlucky when he, in the 83rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Tidehead's Olavo Lobato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jackson Desnoyers in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaud Wood in the 92nd minute of play forced Tidehead's goalkeeper Olavo Lobato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noralee's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.