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Barnes Center
Spectators: 7928 (Terracing: 5991, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bruno Metz made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Cliffside getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Buford Lanteigne hit a great ball. Mark Erickson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terence Elliot in the 9th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Savanne's Terrence Dias got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute, Savanne's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Adolphe Winn fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bruno Metz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Rudolf Haynes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bruno Metz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rudolf Haynes was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When Savanne's Bruno Metz in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cliffside's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexis Ellison during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute, Alexis Ellison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Cliffside's goal looked a bit too open when Hayden Harrison came free, but Rudolf Haynes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rudolf Haynes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Metz's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Savanne's Bruno Metz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rudolf Haynes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute Bruno Metz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Haynes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cliffside's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hayden Harrison was slow to take the kick. During this time Savanne's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Metz in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rudolf Haynes saved Cliffside from getting behind. 43 minutes into the match, Cliffside's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Metz came free, but Rudolf Haynes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rudolf Haynes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Metz in the 44th minute of the match.

52 minutes in the game, Patrick Baggett fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rudolf Haynes having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Savanne's Hayden Harrison nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudolf Haynes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mark Erickson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolphe Winn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Savanne's Hiram Hamm slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rudolf Haynes. That made the score 0-2 after 62 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Metz in the 72nd minute of play forced Cliffside's goalkeeper Rudolf Haynes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cliffside's zone, Bruno Metz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudolf Haynes came out of the goal and Bruno Metz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adolphe Winn scored 1-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mark Erickson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute, Gabriel Lambert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cliffside fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 94th minute, Bruno Metz fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Orlando Gunn took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Rudolf Haynes to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle sounded Savanne left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cliffside.