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Sicamous
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chet Sterling kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Gorlitz AFC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Frederic Beal hit a great ball. Alva Prather fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Randall Goodwin having to interfere. When Lucius Lanteigne came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Sicamous FC 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 Lucius Lanteigne couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Olen Fitzgerald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute of the match Edmundo Bonsaint shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Randall Goodwin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Alva Prather had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Chet Sterling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucius Lanteigne's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Randall Goodwin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Lucius Lanteigne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edmundo Bonsaint, 31 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. Lucius Lanteigne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Alva Prather managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sicamous FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alva Prather was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Randall Goodwin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lucius Lanteigne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Randall Goodwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alva Prather charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alva Prather the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sicamous FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Alva Prather hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the game, Alva Prather recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Randall Goodwin. Alva Prather showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alva Prather to make the kick off. In the 56th minute of the match Cruz Alonzo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Randall Goodwin skillfully saved the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Gorlitz AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucius Lanteigne came free, but Randall Goodwin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucius Lanteigne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Randall Goodwin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 61stth minute of the game Lucius Lanteigne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gorlitz AFC's Randall Goodwin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Randall Goodwin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alva Prather's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chet Sterling in the 66th minute of play forced Sicamous FC's goalkeeper Shad McGinnis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sicamous FC's Alva Prather in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gorlitz AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute Lucius Lanteigne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Randall Goodwin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucius Lanteigne in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Randall Goodwin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Randall Goodwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alva Prather, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Chet Sterling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shad McGinnis having to interfere. Johnson Lavoie hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute of the match Mikel Hudson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shad McGinnis skillfully saved the ball. Randall Goodwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alva Prather, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Alva Prather recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute, Lucius Lanteigne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sicamous FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alva Prather in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Randall Goodwin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Alva Prather's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Randall Goodwin was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. When the referee ended the match the Sicamous FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.