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Nominingue Stadium
Spectators: 6747 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 0) Nominingue's Alden Foreman 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. Joel Landrum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Renato Hamlin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emanuel Burnette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Hamlin having to interfere. In the 7th minute Emanuel Burnette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Hamlin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renato Hamlin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Burnette's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. The supporters of Sintaluta booed when Nominingue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burl Covillon didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Emanuel Burnette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emanuel Burnette might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Renato Hamlin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuel Burnette ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Sintaluta's zone, Alden Foreman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stewart Broussard came out of the goal and Alden Foreman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Renato Hamlin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Burnette in the 38th minute of play. Emanuel Burnette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Hamlin having to interfere. If Emanuel Burnette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Errol Hogue's late challenge caught a Sintaluta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Errol Hogue helped the player get up and apologised. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emanuel Burnette stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Riley Elliot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Hamlin having to interfere. Mitch Butts charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mitch Butts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mitch Butts kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute there was a penalty for Sintaluta. Jacques Weiss stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Renato Hamlin. 0-1. 60 minutes into the match, Sintaluta's goal looked a bit too open when Quentin Belanger came free, but Stewart Broussard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Nominingue's zone, Emanuel Burnette stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renato Hamlin came out of the goal and Emanuel Burnette tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emanuel Burnette recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Renato Hamlin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Burnette in the 79th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Nominingue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Burl Covillon to maneuver through the defense. After 81 minutes, Emanuel Burnette made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Nominingue's Renato Hamlin tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Renato Hamlin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Burnette, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. If Emanuel Burnette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alden Foreman in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stewart Broussard saved Sintaluta from getting behind. In the 96th match minute, Sintaluta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chester Brewster to maneuver through the defense. The Nominingue fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sintaluta were clearly better and deserved to take the win.