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Dupuy Stadium
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bradford Bisson took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Bradford Bisson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hassan Fagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Chester's Felicien Small got control of the ball when Valéry Schneider tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Chester booed when Dupuy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Morrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Romeo Keyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hassan Fagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Hassan Fagan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dupuy's supporters rose to their feet, but Hassan Fagan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felicien Small breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chester's goalkeeper Felicien Small, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Columbus Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bradford Bisson in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hassan Fagan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Jewel Dowdy got free in front of the goal in the 54th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Columbus Lopez was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Hassan Fagan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felicien Small having to interfere. A collision led to Dupuy getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. David Giguère hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute Bradford Bisson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Columbus Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hassan Fagan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felicien Small was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Bradford Bisson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Valéry Schneider had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes in the game, Bradford Bisson fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Columbus Lopez having to interfere. Columbus Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jewel Dowdy in the 86th minute. With his leg Columbus Lopez managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Chester's Jewel Dowdy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 91st minute, one of Chester: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 Chester. The referee gave Dupuy a penalty, 93 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Doyle Rudolph, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Chester's Felicien Small. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Chester's Jewel Dowdy got a free kick in the 96th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Dupuy's zone, Bradford Bisson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Columbus Lopez came out of the goal and Bradford Bisson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dupuy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.