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NIZHIJIANG
Spectators: 7999 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Solomon Jacques kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, NIZHIJIANG's Bradly Albrecht got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Virgil Strong hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in NIZHIJIANG's zone, Chang Vick stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rolf Titus came out of the goal and Chang Vick tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Colliers AFC's Chang Vick in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NIZHIJIANG's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Chang Vick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rolf Titus was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chang Vick in the 18th minute of play forced NIZHIJIANG's goalkeeper Rolf Titus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the game, Bradly Albrecht threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colliers AFC's Gale Willis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. André Chalifour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kory Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Virgil Strong scored 1-0 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Chalifour, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 40th minute Chang Vick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rolf Titus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chang Vick in the 41st minute of play forced NIZHIJIANG's goalkeeper Rolf Titus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as NIZHIJIANG's Kory Rodriguez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of André Chalifour. That made the score 2-0 after 49 minutes of play.

André Chalifour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kory Rodriguez in the 60th minute of play. Rolf Titus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chang Vick in the 61st minute. A collision led to Colliers AFC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Patrice Barney hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Rubin Mercure managed to get in a good position for a shot. NIZHIJIANG's supporters rose to their feet, but Rubin Mercure was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Chalifour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 80 minutes, Solomon Jacques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colliers AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Solomon Jacques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Waylon West came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the NIZHIJIANG 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 Waylon West couldn't finish the play. Kory Rodriguez took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Chalifour. André Chalifour dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. After 93 minutes, Clint Bernier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colliers AFC and the NIZHIJIANG players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 93 played minutes Colliers AFC got a freekick which was hit by Clint Bernier. NIZHIJIANG's Waylon West got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chang Vick in the 99th minute of play forced NIZHIJIANG's goalkeeper Rolf Titus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NIZHIJIANG walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.