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Fraserdale
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmond Rosa kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes, Renard Leonard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fraserdale AFC and the Harmony AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fraserdale AFC! Godelieve Dean shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Bastien Lockhart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bastien Lockhart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vernon Osborn in the 16th minute of play forced Harmony AFC's goalkeeper Edward Sheffield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Harmony AFC's Edmond Rosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Chung Landers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Fraserdale AFC's Osvaldo Rush got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Edmond Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Harmony 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 Edmond Rosa couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Fraserdale AFC's zone, Merle Goodman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chung Landers came out of the goal and Merle Goodman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reinaldo Kyle kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Bastien Lockhart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Edward Sheffield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vernon Osborn recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ralph Coles charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ralph Coles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th match minute, Harmony AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralph Coles to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Vernon Osborn 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. Bastien Lockhart's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edward Sheffield read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Bastien Lockhart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vernon Osborn to make the kick off. Chung Landers came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Harmony AFC's Merle Goodman. But to his dismay, Merle Goodman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Bastien Lockhart scored 1-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edward Sheffield, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bastien Lockhart blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edward Sheffield having to make a save. Edmond Rosa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Chung Landers came out and tried to block the shot, but Edmond Rosa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 68th minute. In the 74th minute, Ralph Coles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 75 played minutes, Fraserdale AFC's Renard Leonard shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edward Sheffield 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 Fraserdale AFC reached it. Armel Chavis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vernon Osborn hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. When Vernon Osborn came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Fraserdale 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 Vernon Osborn couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Harmony AFC booed when Fraserdale AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiley Pinneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Godelieve Dean took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chung Landers. Fraserdale AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Merle Goodman scored 1-5 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chung Landers, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Harmony AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Harmony AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.