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Hatfield
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vernon Bledsoe kicked off to start the match. Renard Gour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sébastien Waldron, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Osborne AFC were furious when Bobby Hampton was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 11th minute, one of Osborne AFC: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 Osborne AFC. Efren Jodoin shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Sidney Simard struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Hector Nieves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Osborne AFC. Sidney Simard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 18 minutes, Maxime Duran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osborne AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maxime Duran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute Sidney Simard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hector Nieves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hatfield's Sébastien Waldron got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gerard Zimmerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to Osborne AFC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Maxime Duran hit a great ball. Sidney Simard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renard Gour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerard Zimmerman in the 61st minute of the match. Sidney Simard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Hatfield's Hector Nieves got control of the ball when Sidney Simard tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Gerard Zimmerman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hatfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerard Zimmerman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Renard Gour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sébastien Waldron took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Renard Gour. Renard Gour dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Osborne AFC's Renard Gour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerard Zimmerman in the 84th minute of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Hatfield's goalkeeper Hector Nieves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd match minute, Hatfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvin Romano to maneuver through the defense. Sébastien Waldron struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Renard Gour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hatfield. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hatfield fans cheered their team off the field, for while Osborne AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.