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Merbleue
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kenneth Latourelle started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Merbleue's Lindsay McLeod ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vince Oneal. Vince Oneal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When Italy Forza's Kenneth Latourelle in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Merbleue's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Italy Forza defense, Zane Robertson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vince Oneal. The Italy Forza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vince Oneal should have stopped the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Italy Forza's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Gregoire came free, but Vince Oneal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy Forza were furious when Edgar Caisse was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. When the match had been going on for 16 minutes, Merbleue's Edwardo Guilmette got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Vince Oneal. The supporters of Italy Forza booed when Merbleue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Gregoire didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vince Oneal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lindsay McLeod, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 30 in the game by Zane Robertson from a close distance when the talented Vince Oneal managed to make a qualified save. Italy Forza's players were relieved. In the 33rd minute of the match, Lindsay McLeod tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vince Oneal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 34 minutes, Neil Delarosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italy Forza and the Merbleue players grew even worse after the yellow card. Neil Delarosa kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Lindsay McLeod kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vince Oneal. That made the score 4-0 in the 36 minute of play. In the 40th minute Romeo Gregoire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Oneal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lindsay McLeod in the 41st minute of play forced Italy Forza's goalkeeper Vince Oneal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lindsay McLeod in the 43rd minute of play forced Italy Forza's goalkeeper Vince Oneal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neil Delarosa scored 4-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnulfo Coffey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to 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 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lindsay McLeod stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vince Oneal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wendell Bender went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lindsay McLeod in the 62nd minute of play forced Italy Forza's goalkeeper Vince Oneal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Neil Delarosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wendell Bender's late challenge caught a Italy Forza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wendell Bender helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Merbleue getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Wendell Bender hit a great ball. With his leg Arnulfo Coffey managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Italy Forza's Kenneth Latourelle fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Italy Forza booed when Merbleue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wendell Bender didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Kenneth Latourelle in the 67th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Vince Oneal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lindsay McLeod in the 76th minute of play. Vince Oneal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wendell Bender in the 80th minute of the match. Arnulfo Coffey made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Kenneth Latourelle sent off a good shot on target. When Kenneth Latourelle came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Italy Forza 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 Kenneth Latourelle couldn't finish the play. Arnulfo Coffey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neil Delarosa in the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Italy Forza were awarded a corner. Logan Lowry went to the cornerflag to take it. Logan Lowry made a great header on Italy Forza's corner, it was just that Merbleue's Arnulfo Coffey managed to reach the ball for a save. With his leg Arnulfo Coffey managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Italy Forza's Kenneth Latourelle fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Merbleue had won after a very even match.