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Spiritwood Stadium
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruce McGraw started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Widewater's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigue Kerns came free, but Paul Rutherford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Bruce McGraw, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 4 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Aristide Whaley was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Victor Barnett struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Paul Rutherford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spiritwood FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel Prince in the 19th minute of play forced Spiritwood FC's goalkeeper Aristide Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Spiritwood FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Prince came free, but Aristide Whaley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Spiritwood FC defense, Marcel Prince kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aristide Whaley. The Spiritwood FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aristide Whaley should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Spiritwood FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rodrigue Kerns hit a great ball. Aristide Whaley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruce McGraw, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Marcel Prince's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aristide Whaley was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. When Widewater's Bruce McGraw in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spiritwood FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce McGraw in the 43rd minute of play forced Spiritwood FC's goalkeeper Aristide Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Marcel Prince sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Aristide Whaley managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Widewater's Marcel Prince fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 61 minutes into the game, Minh Thomson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Widewater's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spiritwood FC the free kick. Minh Thomson kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. If Marcel Prince had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Spiritwood FC's Aristide Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruce McGraw in the 68th minute of play. After 74 minutes, Gustavo Rivas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Spiritwood FC and the Widewater players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Widewater booed when Spiritwood FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Rivas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 played minutes Spiritwood FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigue Kerns. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruce McGraw in the 85th minute of play forced Spiritwood FC's goalkeeper Aristide Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seth Hilton hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Widewater's Raymundo Verreau tried to score from far away in the 86th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Spiritwood FC's Aristide Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruce McGraw in the 90th minute of play. Bruce McGraw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 97th play minutes Bruce McGraw shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Aristide Whaley and just under the crossbar into goal. Widewater's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.