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Chicotte Park
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ron Grimes took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Debert's Rico Bryan got control of the ball when Haywood Compton tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kelly Schaefer kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Ron Grimes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Debert's supporters rose to their feet, but Ron Grimes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kendall Beal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kendall Beal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Wood in the 16th minute of play. Rico Bryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dewey Kimball, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Haywood Compton struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Rico Bryan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chicotte FC. When Haywood Compton came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Chicotte 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 Haywood Compton couldn't finish the play. Robert Dawson hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dusty Jacobson in the 27th minute of play forced Chicotte FC's goalkeeper Kendall Beal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kendall Beal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ron Grimes, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Kendall Beal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ron Grimes, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 34th minute, Ron Grimes made a precise shot to the right of Kendall Beal. Chicotte FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kendall Beal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Wood in the 37th minute of play. Debert's Ron Grimes got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kyle Wood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Debert were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dewey Kimball to make the kick off. When Dewey Kimball came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Chicotte 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 Dewey Kimball couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Ron Grimes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Debert's supporters rose to their feet, but Ron Grimes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kendall Beal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ron Grimes in the 61st minute of play forced Chicotte FC's goalkeeper Kendall Beal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kyle Wood got free with Kendall Beal in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Haywood Compton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kyle Wood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Benjamin Dubose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyle Wood could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Kendall Beal made a huge save. Chicotte FC's Kendall Beal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ron Grimes in the 82nd minute of play. In the 89th minute Ron Grimes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kendall Beal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kyle Wood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Kyle Wood ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kendall Beal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Debert walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.