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Finnegan
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Donnell Oconnell kicked off to start the match. Finnegan FC were furious when Ward Ledbetter was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Finnegan FC! 10 minutes into the game, Nick Ward was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Klemtoo AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Finnegan FC the free kick. If Bryan Reid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilles Hachée took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Lundy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bryan Reid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geoffroi Eckert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Rogelio Edmondson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Finnegan FC's Arron Franco got a free kick in the 25th minute. Buddy Ho, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Bryan Reid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bryan Reid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Rogelio Edmondson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Finnegan FC's Gilles Hachée played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donnell Oconnell in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Donnell Oconnell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Klemtoo AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Donnell Oconnell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gilles Hachée breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Donnell Oconnell scored 0-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gilles Hachée, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Finnegan FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Sid Rodriquez hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, Klemtoo AFC's Gaston Lundy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilles Hachée narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Donnell Oconnell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilles Hachée was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Gilles Hachée stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donnell Oconnell's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Bryan Reid made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, one of Finnegan FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Finnegan FC. In the 61stth minute of the game Christian Denis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Klemtoo AFC's Rogelio Edmondson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Donnell Oconnell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gilles Hachée having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Finnegan FC's zone, Donnell Oconnell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilles Hachée came out of the goal and Donnell Oconnell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gilles Hachée showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donnell Oconnell, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Klemtoo AFC's Rogelio Edmondson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Reid in the 74th minute of play. Bryan Reid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogelio Edmondson having to interfere. Gaston Lundy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilles Hachée having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Gaston Lundy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Klemtoo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Klemtoo AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.