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Raptors Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Karl Champagne got the match started through his kick off. Anthony Morel might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnoldo Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anthony Morel ran back to his position shaking his head. Karl Champagne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl Champagne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Sang Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 14 minutes, Karl Champagne made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Raptors Soccer's Sang Coleman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 17 minutes into the game, Deon Hammer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raptors Soccer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macklini the free kick. Anthony Morel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Courtois made a huge save. Rodolphe Castaneda struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Sang Coleman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macklini. If Numbers Picard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnoldo Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rashad Frazier's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Benny Block charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benny Block the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Benny Block kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. If Rodolphe Castaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Macklini's Rodolphe Castaneda got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Anthony Morel scored 1-2 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnoldo Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Rashad Frazier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Courtois was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Anthony Morel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raptors Soccer's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthony Morel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnoldo Courtois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 60th minute, Fritz Marshall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anthony Morel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Arnoldo Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rashad Frazier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Arnoldo Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th minute Karl Champagne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sang Coleman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl Champagne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Sang Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rashad Frazier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 82 minutes of play Raptors Soccer's Deon Hammer 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. After a rather tough play, Raptors Soccer's Deon Hammer got a free kick in the 83rd minute. If Rodolphe Castaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anthony Morel spun around in front of the goal 90 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Macklini's goal. Sang Coleman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darrick Rocher in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the game, Numbers Picard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raptors Soccer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Macklini the free kick. Numbers Picard hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Garrett Fritz, 95 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 97th minute of the match, Rodolphe Castaneda got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sang Coleman was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Macklini eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.