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Sintaluta
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuel Burnette took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 5 minutes into the game, when Ellsworth Segura put in a rough tackle. In the 4th minute, one of Sintaluta: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 Sintaluta. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Bennett AFC. Britt Spangler stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Stewart Broussard. 0-1. Joel Landrum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Homer Tardif having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loic Barker in the 15th minute of play forced Sintaluta's goalkeeper Stewart Broussard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bennett AFC's goalkeeper Homer Tardif, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stewart Broussard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alton Huerta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sintaluta's goalkeeper Stewart Broussard, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sintaluta's Emanuel Burnette got a free kick in the 36th minute. Stewart Broussard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loic Barker in the 38th minute of the match. Chester Brewster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Homer Tardif having to interfere. The supporters of Bennett AFC booed when Sintaluta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalton Michaud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Loic Barker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Stewart Broussard made a huge save. When Alton Huerta came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Bennett 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 Alton Huerta couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute, Joel Landrum ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Homer Tardif was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After having played for 61 minutes, Alton Huerta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bennett AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alton Huerta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 64 minutes, Joel Landrum mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sintaluta and the Bennett AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alton Huerta in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stewart Broussard prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 69th minute, Léonce Aaron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was beautiful to see Bennett AFC's Britt Spangler in action when he in the 71st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 78th minute, Sintaluta's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alton Huerta fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, Sintaluta's Kurtis Avila got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute Alton Huerta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stewart Broussard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stewart Broussard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alton Huerta, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Stewart Broussard came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Bennett AFC's Loic Barker. But to his dismay, Loic Barker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The supporters of Bennett AFC booed when Sintaluta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalton Michaud didn't get a good kick on the ball. Loic Barker came free with the goalkeeper in the 97th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Stewart Broussard could save by the left post. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bennett AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.