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Arvida
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dalton Patterson kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Fraserdale AFC's Bradley Cummins seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bradley Cummins the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Fraserdale AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bradley Cummins had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 6th minute, one of Fraserdale AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fraserdale AFC. Bret Barrett walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When Wiley Pinneau fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fraserdale AFC's protests and gave Wiley Pinneau a yellow card for diving instead. Fraserdale AFC's Chung Landers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalton Patterson in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 16 minutes, Dalton Patterson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arvida's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dalton Patterson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Bastien Lockhart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute Bastien Lockhart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wyatt McNamara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Arvida's zone, Armel Chavis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wyatt McNamara came out of the goal and Armel Chavis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 29 minutes, Bastien Lockhart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fraserdale AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bastien Lockhart was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wiley Pinneau blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wyatt McNamara having to make a save. If Bastien Lockhart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dalton Patterson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bastien Lockhart was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jeremiah Matthews in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chung Landers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dalton Patterson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Chung Landers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chung Landers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalton Patterson in the 58th minute of play. Dalton Patterson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chung Landers having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Fraserdale AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arvida:s goal. Chung Landers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalton Patterson, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Bernie Lacharité received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Chung Landers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 84 played minutes Fraserdale AFC got a freekick which was hit by Wiley Pinneau. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalton Patterson in the 85th minute of play forced Fraserdale AFC's goalkeeper Chung Landers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bernie Lacharité had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bastien Lockhart got free with Wyatt McNamara in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arvida's Wyatt McNamara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Arvida from getting a goal against them. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.