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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Raptors Soccer's Sang Coleman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Holt in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute Honoré Veronneau 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. The audience was convinced that Ali Holt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sang Coleman was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Honoré Veronneau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Sang Coleman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anthony Morel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Loup Hong 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 27th minute. Loup Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Loup Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Numbers Picard in the 30th minute. Anthony Morel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loup Hong having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Rashad Frazier 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthony Morel during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anthony Morel hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute Rashad Frazier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loup Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half CANADA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Honoré Veronneau stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Honoré Veronneau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sang Coleman having to interfere. Ali Holt struck a weak shot in the 71st 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 CANADA. In the 73rd minute, Anthony Morel made a precise shot to the right of Loup Hong. CANADA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Honoré Veronneau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sang Coleman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honoré Veronneau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84thth minute of the game Anthony Morel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CANADA's Loup Hong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anthony Morel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loup Hong having to interfere. If Ali Holt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th minute, Raptors Soccer's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ali Holt fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.