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Aillik Park
Spectators: 6755 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 0) Aillik FC's Adalberto Bernstein started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Evrard Hills made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Perceval Ramirez sent off a good shot on target. 9 minutes into the game, Bernard Bullard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Delburne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aillik FC the free kick. 9 minutes into the game, one of Delburne:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Perceval Ramirez might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evrard Hills. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Perceval Ramirez ran back to his position shaking his head. After recieving a nice pass, Delburne's Daren Kaplan tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christophe Major in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Maheu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26thth minute of the game Christophe Major who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aillik FC's Bernardo Maheu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Aillik FC's Bobbie Prescott got a free kick in the 27th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Delburne fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! Evrard Hills had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Wilford Fox's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball 33 minutes into the match, Wilford Fox had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evrard Hills. Delburne's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilford Fox was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Adalberto Bernstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Evrard Hills tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute Adalberto Bernstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evrard Hills saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pablo Crowder recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Christophe Major made the kick off in the second half. Stacy Lowry kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. A long shot from Daren Kaplan in the 58th minute of play was well struck, but Bernardo Maheu made a really good save at the right post. After a rather tough play, Aillik FC's Whitney Fitzpatrick got a free kick in the 59th minute. When Ronny Séguin came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Delburne 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 Ronny Séguin couldn't finish the play. 63 minutes into the game, Lamar Phaneuf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Delburne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Aillik FC the free kick. A collision led to Delburne getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Lamar Phaneuf hit a great ball. Christophe Major sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Perceval Ramirez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Evrard Hills was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Christophe Major scored 2-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Maheu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronny Séguin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernardo Maheu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Bobbie Prescott took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Evrard Hills. Evrard Hills dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Adalberto Bernstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Evrard Hills tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perceval Ramirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evrard Hills having to interfere.