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Rorketon Park
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lothaire Hong took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfred Burrell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Alfred Burrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darron Marcil in the 17th minute of play forced Rorketon's goalkeeper Edward Hargrove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 20 minutes on the clock, Jayson Laux commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 20th minute, one of Rorketon: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 Rorketon. A collision led to Vanguard FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Rocky Étoile hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Rorketon defense, Alfred Burrell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edward Hargrove. The Rorketon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edward Hargrove should have stopped the shot. Edward Hargrove didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfred Burrell went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Edward Hargrove showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darron Marcil in the 46th minute of the match. Edward Hargrove took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Burrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Darron Marcil made a kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Alfred Burrell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vanguard FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfred Burrell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, Alfred Burrell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edward Hargrove. Rorketon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfred Burrell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Todd Weston recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 63 minutes, Deon Berthelette managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rorketon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deon Berthelette was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfred Burrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edward Hargrove having to interfere. Alfred Burrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darron Marcil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 minutes, Vicente Gaillard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rorketon and the Vanguard FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rorketon's Vicente Gaillard got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, Rorketon's goalkeeper Edward Hargrove had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfred Burrell. Deon Berthelette's late challenge caught a Vanguard FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Deon Berthelette helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Deon Berthelette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vanguard FC's Darron Marcil got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 78 played minutes Rorketon got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Gaillard. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Todd Weston managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rorketon's supporters rose to their feet, but Todd Weston was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bo Daniels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Fernand McIntyre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darron Marcil in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Edward Hargrove, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 92 minutes into the match, Rorketon's goal looked a bit too open when Darron Marcil came free, but Edward Hargrove reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Hargrove didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfred Burrell went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded Vanguard FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Rorketon.