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Manitowaning Park
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maxwell Presley got the match started through his kick off. Constant Rector made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Hippolyte Ritchie sent off a good shot on target. Hippolyte Ritchie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Constant Rector made a huge save. Manitowaning FC's Kris Bailey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonah Lavoie in the 13th minute of play. Bradly Cantu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kris Bailey having to interfere. When Keene FC's Jonah Lavoie in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manitowaning FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Maxwell Presley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Manitowaning FC's Emon Lucas got a free kick in the 25th minute. Jonah Lavoie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kris Bailey having to interfere. Bradly Cantu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kris Bailey having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bradly Cantu made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Jonah Lavoie made a precise shot to the right of Kris Bailey. Manitowaning FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Bradly Cantu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxwell Presley in the 71st minute of play forced Keene FC's goalkeeper Constant Rector to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st match minute, Keene FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fredrick Grignon to maneuver through the defense. If Bradly Cantu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manitowaning FC's goalkeeper Kris Bailey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Jonah Lavoie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Keene FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Bradly Cantu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kris Bailey was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. If Hippolyte Ritchie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonah Lavoie might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kris Bailey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonah Lavoie ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 92nd match minute, Manitowaning FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baudouin Hanson to maneuver through the defense. Keene FC played a much better game than Manitowaning FC and deserved their victory. The Manitowaning FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.