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Lloydminster
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) Widewater's Bruce McGraw 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. Lloydminster's Grégoire Best got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bertrand Dumas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Prince, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxwell Curtis kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Marcel Prince cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Bertrand Dumas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th minute Marcel Prince shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bertrand Dumas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Didier Stoner kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didier Stoner in the 19th minute of play forced Widewater's goalkeeper Paul Rutherford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Grégoire Best 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. Marcel Prince might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bertrand Dumas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel Prince ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Marcel Prince's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bertrand Dumas was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Lloydminster's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Prince came free, but Bertrand Dumas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maxwell Curtis during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 30 played minutes Lloydminster got a freekick which was hit by Maxwell Curtis. Bertrand Dumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruce McGraw in the 33rd minute of the match. Marcel Prince hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Grégoire Best had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paul Rutherford. Widewater's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grégoire Best was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The audience was convinced that Bruce McGraw's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bertrand Dumas was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Marcel Prince ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bertrand Dumas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Didier Stoner was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Minh Thomson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcel Prince blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bertrand Dumas having to make a save. Widewater's Bruce McGraw got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Grégoire Best sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Didier Stoner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Bruce McGraw 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. After 76 played minutes Lloydminster got a freekick which was hit by Maxwell Curtis. Laurence Doucet's late challenge caught a Widewater's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Laurence Doucet helped the player get up and apologised. Bertrand Dumas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruce McGraw, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grégoire Best in the 85th minute of play forced Widewater's goalkeeper Paul Rutherford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bertrand Dumas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruce McGraw in the 88th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Lloydminster's goalkeeper Bertrand Dumas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel Prince. Maxwell Curtis was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Marcel Prince who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Bertrand Dumas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Widewater walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.