League

Alliance
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlton Kimble started the match with the kick off. Josh Pépin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglass Bélair in the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Norman AFC's zone, Anderson Ohara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andreas Hairston came out of the goal and Anderson Ohara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andreas Hairston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlton Kimble in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the Alliance AFC defense, Romain Bernal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josh Pépin. The Alliance AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josh Pépin should have stopped the shot. 23 minutes into the match, Alliance AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Romain Bernal came free, but Josh Pépin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josh Pépin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romain Bernal's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Anselme Mendez might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josh Pépin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anselme Mendez ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romain Bernal in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josh Pépin saved Alliance AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Anderson Ohara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alliance AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Anderson Ohara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Hairston breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Alliance AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Norman AFC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romain Bernal to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Romain Bernal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Josh Pépin. That made the score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. Norman AFC's Andreas Hairston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlton Kimble in the 68th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Anderson Ohara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andreas Hairston. Norman AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anderson Ohara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Andreas Hairston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlton Kimble in the 78th minute of play. Anselme Mendez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Josh Pépin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Carlton Kimble managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alliance AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlton Kimble was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Hairston breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Dwain Abbott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlton Kimble sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anderson Ohara in the 94th minute of play forced Norman AFC's goalkeeper Andreas Hairston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Norman AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Norman AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.