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Arichat
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alton McCann kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice moves Thibault Mata could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Ulysses Burgos however easily saved by the left post. In the 6th minute, Arichat FC's Thibault Mata ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ulysses Burgos. Ulysses Burgos yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When Keneth Marrero came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Argenta AFC 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 Keneth Marrero couldn't finish the play. Merlin Broussard might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edmundo Palmer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Merlin Broussard ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keneth Marrero in the 15th minute of play forced Arichat FC's goalkeeper Edmundo Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Thibault Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo Palmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Broussard in the 21st minute of play. In the 27thth minute of the game Alton McCann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argenta AFC's Ulysses Burgos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th match minute, Argenta AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stacey Cinq-Mars to maneuver through the defense. Ulysses Burgos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alton McCann's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Merlin Broussard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edmundo Palmer. Arichat FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Merlin Broussard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 34 played minutes, Argenta AFC's Alphonse McCarthy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edmundo Palmer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Argenta AFC reached it. Ulysses Burgos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alton McCann in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Argenta AFC's goalkeeper Ulysses Burgos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thibault Mata. If Merlin Broussard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 43 minutes into the game, Cristopher Robbins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arichat FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Argenta AFC the free kick. A collision led to Arichat FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Cristopher Robbins hit a great ball. Boris Burris, 44 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. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Merlin Broussard made a kick off. Stacey Cinq-Mars recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute Merlin Broussard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmundo Palmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merlin Broussard let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 67th minute shot 1-2 at rihgt post. Argenta AFC's Merlin Broussard got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alton McCann blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ulysses Burgos having to make a save. After 80 minutes, Elmer Fagan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Argenta AFC and the Arichat FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alton McCann in the 82nd minute of play forced Argenta AFC's goalkeeper Ulysses Burgos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merlin Broussard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo Palmer having to interfere. Merlin Broussard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Arichat FC's Edmundo Palmer got control of the ball when Keneth Marrero tried to sneak it across the goal line.