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Match Report
Hollyburn
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Hollyburn's Aron Lacroix 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. Dorsey Brousse scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salvador Medina, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aron Lacroix's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salvador Medina read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Salvador Medina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Lacroix in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Dorsey Brousse recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Salvador Medina. Dorsey Brousse showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Salvador Medina made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Dorsey Brousse sent off a good shot on target. Anton Benedict showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Crane, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Valentin Crane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Benedict was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Rolando Bondy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Benedict having to interfere.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valentin Crane to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Hollyburn's Edgard Zamora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salvador Medina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. After 59 played minutes Bath got a freekick which was hit by Winston Diaz. Napoleon Patton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 71st minute, Aron Lacroix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hollyburn fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Crane in the 76th minute of play forced Hollyburn's goalkeeper Anton Benedict to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Crane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Anton Benedict tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anton Benedict showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Crane, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, Bath's Octavio Hogue got a free kick in the 91st minute. Millard Thurman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Salvador Medina. Bath's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hollyburn fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bath had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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