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Skiff Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pierre Poulin made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Sébastien Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Skiff's supporters rose to their feet, but Sébastien Mata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trinidad Torres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fonthill AFC's goalkeeper Trinidad Torres, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 7 minutes, Pierre Poulin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fonthill AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pierre Poulin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Fonthill AFC's César Singletary sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Freddie Cooke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes into the game, César Singletary cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Freddie Cooke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. César Singletary received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Freddie Cooke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, César Singletary cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Freddie Cooke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nicolas Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Fonthill AFC's zone, Robbie Ouellet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trinidad Torres came out of the goal and Robbie Ouellet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. César Singletary spun around in front of the goal 31 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Skiff's goal. Pierre Poulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Pierre Poulin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pierre Poulin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddie Cooke having to interfere. Pierre Poulin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Malcolm Pepper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freddie Cooke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Singletary in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Robbie Ouellet was the one to do the kick off. Freddie Cooke made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Pierre Poulin sent off a good shot on target. Skiff's Freddie Cooke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Skiff from getting a goal against them. Pierre Poulin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Freddie Cooke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 65 played minutes Skiff got a freekick which was hit by Donnell Merrill. When Ben McGrath came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Fonthill 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 Ben McGrath couldn't finish the play. Freddie Cooke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Poulin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Singletary fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Freddie Cooke having to interfere. Sébastien Mata scored 1-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Trinidad Torres, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Skiff fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Skiff's Sébastien Mata looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Skiff's Freddie Cooke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Skiff from getting a goal against them. Fonthill AFC's Pierre Poulin got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. César Singletary in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Freddie Cooke, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 88th minute Pierre Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Cooke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. César Singletary 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. In the 92nd minute Pierre Poulin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Cooke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Despite being the better team, Fonthill AFC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.