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Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Valère Boles got the match started through his kick off. Hedley's Luther Costello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efren Varela in the 8th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bertrand Lucas during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Bertrand Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Efren Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute Valère Boles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raoul Roberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Moore took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raoul Roberts. Raoul Roberts dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Raoul Roberts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valère Boles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vampires's Raoul Roberts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Moore in the 23rd minute of play. Valère Boles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raoul Roberts read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. If Efren Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes, Hedley's Hayden McCracken shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raoul Roberts came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hedley reached it. In the 38th minute, one of Vampires: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 Vampires. Valère Boles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Raoul Roberts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Vampires defense, Antonio Moore kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raoul Roberts. The Vampires fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raoul Roberts should have stopped the shot. The Vampires players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hedley were winning 0-3.

Valère Boles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raoul Roberts having to interfere. Antonio Moore could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Raoul Roberts made a huge save. In the 62nd minute Valère Boles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raoul Roberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efren Varela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luther Costello having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Hedley's Valère Boles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raoul Roberts narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Antonio Moore 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. If Valère Boles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vampires's Raoul Roberts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valère Boles in the 82nd minute of play. If Valère Boles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Davis Herring kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After 89 minutes of play Hedley's Bertrand Lucas was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 89th match minute, Hedley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertrand Lucas to maneuver through the defense. After 92 minutes of play, Vampires's Efren Varela made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luther Costello was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stacy McClelland hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Hedley left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Vampires.