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Alexandria
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Everette Bruner started the match with the kick off. Alexandria's Brock Hatcher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Bourque in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to Alexandria getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Everette Bruner hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Elma's goalkeeper Roger Mathieu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Everette Bruner. Elma's Francis Bourque got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brock Hatcher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Parmentier in the 28th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Everette Bruner got free with Roger Mathieu in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lorenzo Parmentier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brock Hatcher having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Everette Bruner got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Everette Bruner lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Roger Mathieu. Everette Bruner in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roger Mathieu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Elma defense, Everette Bruner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roger Mathieu. The Elma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roger Mathieu should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

After 51 played minutes Elma got a freekick which was hit by Martin Bowden. After some careless play in the Elma defense, Gabriel Beard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roger Mathieu. The Elma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roger Mathieu should have stopped the shot. Roger Mathieu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Everette Bruner's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Roger Mathieu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Everette Bruner in the 59th minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Everette Bruner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elma's Roger Mathieu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 played minutes Alexandria got a freekick which was hit by Ollie Dubois. 62 minutes into the match, Francis Bourque dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Brock Hatcher, 3-1. Brock Hatcher made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Lorenzo Parmentier sent off a good shot on target. Roger Mathieu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Everette Bruner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roger Mathieu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everette Bruner, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, Alexandria's Bret Simms got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorenzo Parmentier got free with Brock Hatcher in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabriel Beard charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Beard the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Alexandria got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Beard. Alexandria's Brock Hatcher proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Alexandria from getting a goal against them. Alexandria walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.