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Arnot
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) Osborne's Marcus Pacheco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Forest Hale in the 2nd minute of play. A collision led to Osborne getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Gino Barlow hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Arnot:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Osborne:s goal. Marcus Pacheco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Forest Hale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Odilon Trotter in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcus Pacheco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Odilon Trotter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Pacheco made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Odilon Trotter sent off a good shot on target. Marcus Pacheco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Forest Hale in the 19th minute of play. The supporters of Arnot booed when Osborne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruce Castaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Odilon Trotter had several of the Osborne's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Marcus Pacheco as he didn't even see the shot coming. Osborne's Bruce Castaneda got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Marcus Pacheco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arnot's goalkeeper Daniel Aubé, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rich Gour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Marcus Pacheco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcus Pacheco was a little too slow when Odilon Trotter got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 50th minute, Bruce Castaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Forest Hale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute of the match Rudolf Swain sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Pacheco skillfully saved the ball. Daniel Aubé showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Rivard in the 57th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Arnot's zone, Gino Barlow stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Aubé came out of the goal and Gino Barlow tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Daniel Aubé managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Osborne's Noel Rivard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Forest Hale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Marcus Pacheco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Odilon Trotter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Forest Hale in the 82nd minute of play forced Osborne's goalkeeper Marcus Pacheco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Rich Gour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute Noel Rivard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Aubé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rich Gour kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Arnot fans cheered their team off the field, for while Osborne had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.