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Manitowaning Stadium
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) Colombain Blais kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Young Priest sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Young Priest in the 13th minute of play forced Thetford's goalkeeper Jimmy Dennis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Migneron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dion Fagan's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When Young Priest came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Manitowaning AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Young Priest couldn't finish the play. If Colombain Blais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Thetford's Eliseo McFarland sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anton Migneron narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Young Priest fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Dennis having to interfere. Dion Fagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Young Priest to make the kick off. Manitowaning AFC's Young Priest got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kelvin Franklin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 66 minutes, Young Priest managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manitowaning AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Young Priest was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kelvin Franklin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Dennis having to interfere. Young Priest blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jimmy Dennis having to make a save. After 76 played minutes, Manitowaning AFC's Jaime Dawkins shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jimmy Dennis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Manitowaning AFC reached it. Jimmy Dennis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kelvin Franklin, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When Colombain Blais fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thetford's protests and gave Colombain Blais a yellow card for diving instead. Colombain Blais kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Eliseo McFarland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Anton Migneron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.