League

Keoma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Gaston Faure mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Derval FC and the Keoma players grew even worse after the yellow card. 2 minutes into the game, one of Derval FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 8th minute, Omar Timmons hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hippolyte Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolph Rubin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rudolph Rubin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hippolyte Hyde having to interfere. In the 20th match minute, Keoma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bobby Voss to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute of the match Anselme Flaherty shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oren Dunn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rudolph Rubin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Lowell Sanchez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oren Dunn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Keoma's Rudolph Rubin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hippolyte Hyde narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sébastien Weathers took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hippolyte Hyde. Hippolyte Hyde dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Rudolph Rubin struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Hippolyte Hyde didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Keoma. If Sébastien Weathers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudolph Rubin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Hippolyte Hyde tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sébastien Weathers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hippolyte Hyde having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rich L'Anglais to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Lowell Sanchez put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Oren Dunn. Hippolyte Hyde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sébastien Weathers, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Hippolyte Hyde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rudolph Rubin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rudolph Rubin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lowell Sanchez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 played minutes, Keoma's Tomas Eastman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hippolyte Hyde 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 Keoma reached it. After 82 minutes of play, Keoma's Sébastien Weathers made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hippolyte Hyde was left in no man's land by his defense there! 85 minutes into the game, Keoma's Rudolph Rubin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hippolyte Hyde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Hippolyte Hyde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rudolph Rubin's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Derval FC's Lowell Sanchez got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hippolyte Hyde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sébastien Weathers in the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Derval FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Keoma.