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Endako Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lyle Christie took the kick off in the first half of the match. Greg Atwood charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Greg Atwood the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 22nd minute, Genaro Dove got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Austin Benedict came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Endako's Genaro Dove. But to his dismay, Genaro Dove quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 28th minute Lyle Christie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loren Couet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacob Beaulieu in the 30th minute of play forced Griffins AFC's goalkeeper Austin Benedict to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Genaro Dove could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Austin Benedict made a huge save. Robert Post hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Austin Benedict was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Mariano Lacharité capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mariano Lacharité really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Austin Benedict made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacharité in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Griffins AFC's goalkeeper Austin Benedict had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genaro Dove. In the 44th play minute Genaro Dove came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Austin Benedict. 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Lacharité to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Endako got a freekick which was hit by Maurice Vadnais. The supporters of Endako booed when Griffins AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lyle Christie didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lyle Christie got the opportunity to take care of a free kick, it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of bounds. 58 minutes into the match, Griffins AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Genaro Dove came free, but Austin Benedict reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Austin Benedict stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mariano Lacharité's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacharité's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Austin Benedict was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Griffins AFC's Austin Benedict played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacharité in the 64th minute of play. Austin Benedict took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Genaro Dove, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Griffins AFC's Austin Benedict played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Lacharité in the 67th minute of play. Austin Benedict showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genaro Dove in the 71st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacharité in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Austin Benedict prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Genaro Dove came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Endako 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 Genaro Dove couldn't finish the play. Austin Benedict took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Lacharité, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genaro Dove sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacharité in the 88th minute of play forced Griffins AFC's goalkeeper Austin Benedict to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Austin Benedict showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacharité, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Austin Benedict made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob Beaulieu in the 94th minute of play. There was no doubt that Endako were the better team. Endako's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.