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Ceylon AFC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Noralee's Jackson Desnoyers sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Herman Healy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 3rd minute, Joseph Rojas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Arnaud Wood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jackson Desnoyers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Joseph Rojas fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ceylon AF's protests and gave Joseph Rojas a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Ceylon AF got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Rojas. Arnaud Wood hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The long shot by Vespasien Kiser in the 13th minute really tested Leonardo Bouvier's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 20 minutes, Fabrice Post mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Noralee and the Ceylon AF players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Noralee was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrice Post to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Vespasien Kiser took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Leonardo Bouvier to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Thibault in the 26th minute of play forced Ceylon AF's goalkeeper Herman Healy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Bouvier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vespasien Kiser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabrice Post kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Justin Course's late challenge caught a Noralee's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justin Course helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute Jackson Desnoyers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herman Healy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ceylon AF's goalkeeper Herman Healy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dave Santiago's late challenge caught a Noralee's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dave Santiago helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ceylon AF's Dave Santiago got a free kick in the 40th minute. Vespasien Kiser's late challenge caught a Noralee's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vespasien Kiser helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Vespasien Kiser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jackson Desnoyers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vespasien Kiser was the one to do the kick off. Herman Healy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaud Wood in the 55th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Arnaud Wood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herman Healy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vespasien Kiser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herman Healy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaud Wood in the 65th minute of the match. Herman Healy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaud Wood in the 66th minute of play. Noralee's Leonardo Bouvier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Course in the 71st minute of play. After 76 minutes of play, Ceylon AF's Justin Course made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonardo Bouvier was left in no man's land by his defense there! 79 minutes into the match, Ceylon AF's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaud Wood came free, but Herman Healy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Justin Course put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Leonardo Bouvier. In the 87th minute Vespasien Kiser 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. Neville Larkin kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ceylon AF had won after a very even match.