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Povungnetuk
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ira Altman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Ira Altman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ridgeville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Enoch Christiansen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Povungnetuk's supporters rose to their feet, but Enoch Christiansen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brain Maloney breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ridgeville's Ira Altman in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Povungnetuk's goalie prevented a goal. Ira Altman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bernardo Snyder came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Ridgeville 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 Bernardo Snyder couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Enoch Christiansen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brain Maloney was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. When Ridgeville's Ira Altman in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Povungnetuk's goalie prevented a goal. Ridgeville's Brain Maloney proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Ridgeville from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Enoch Christiansen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Povungnetuk's supporters rose to their feet, but Enoch Christiansen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brain Maloney breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Régis Dennison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ridgeville's supporters rose to their feet, but Régis Dennison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcellin Warren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Povungnetuk's goalkeeper Marcellin Warren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Régis Dennison left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ridgeville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enoch Christiansen to make the kick off. Povungnetuk's Marcellin Warren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Burris in the 51st minute of play. After 51 played minutes Povungnetuk got a freekick which was hit by Eldridge Weber. Saul Lund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brain Maloney having to interfere. Enoch Christiansen 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. In the 70th minute Ira Altman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcellin Warren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcellin Warren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ira Altman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcellin Warren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ira Altman in the 79th minute of play. Régis Dennison's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcellin Warren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Povungnetuk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olin Ambrose to maneuver through the defense. Marcellin Warren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cleveland Daniel in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Régis Dennison made a precise shot to the right of Marcellin Warren. Povungnetuk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Marcellin Warren made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Régis Dennison sent off a good shot on target. If Enoch Christiansen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Enoch Christiansen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 played minutes Povungnetuk got a freekick which was hit by Dave Norwood. Ridgeville's Régis Dennison got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ridgeville eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.