League

Sackville
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Gordon Velasquez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Honoré Morin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Cereal AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Truman Crandall fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Erasmo Fox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Merlin Martinez managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Sackville's Truman Crandall fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 11th match minute, Cereal AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacques Daley to maneuver through the defense. Merlin Martinez made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Truman Crandall sent off a good shot on target. If Erasmo Fox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Honoré Morin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Martinez was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Jacques Daley's late challenge caught a Sackville's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacques Daley helped the player get up and apologised. After 30 played minutes Cereal AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jacques Daley. Honoré Morin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merlin Martinez having to interfere. Cereal AFC's Merlin Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honoré Morin in the 40th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Sackville's goal looked a bit too open when Gordon Velasquez came free, but Coy Major reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Honoré Morin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Cereal AFC got a freekick which was hit by Sandy Major. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Fox got free with Coy Major in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Géraud Haskins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Merlin Martinez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 67 played minutes Cereal AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jacques Daley. Coy Major made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Erasmo Fox sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Fox got free with Coy Major in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sackville's Coy Major proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Sackville from getting a goal against them. Erasmo Fox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Sackville's goalkeeper Coy Major had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gordon Velasquez. Gordon Velasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Géraud Haskins hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.