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Sicamous
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harrison Grimard started the match with the kick off. Shad McGinnis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harrison Grimard, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sicamous FC's goalkeeper Shad McGinnis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute Harrison Grimard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shad McGinnis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francis Farrar took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Shad McGinnis. Shad McGinnis 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. Harrison Grimard blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shad McGinnis having to make a save. Lucius Lanteigne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Alva Prather had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Irwin. Cowell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alva Prather was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Jan Irwin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucius Lanteigne in the 37th minute. Jan Irwin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alva Prather in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Sicamous FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Alva Prather hit a great ball. Lucius Lanteigne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 56th minute, Alva Prather got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eloy Billings kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Ambrose Schmidt was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Jan Irwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucius Lanteigne, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Lucius Lanteigne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Irwin. Cowell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucius Lanteigne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Alva Prather sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85th minute Harrison Grimard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shad McGinnis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Arden Lambert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucius Lanteigne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Jan Irwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Harrison Grimard in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shad McGinnis saved Sicamous FC from getting behind. There was no doubt that Sicamous FC were the better team. Sicamous FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.