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Peachland
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Danial Couturier kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Marlin Quintana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Théophile Harper saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 3rd match minute, Peachland FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bart Petersen to maneuver through the defense. Brice Émond charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brice Émond the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Peachland FC's Franklin Bryson got a free kick in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emmitt Bryan in the 21st minute of play forced Peachland FC's goalkeeper Théophile Harper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bart Petersen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Retlaw's Raleigh Engel got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Peachland FC's goalkeeper Théophile Harper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, Peachland FC's goal looked a bit too open when Danial Couturier came free, but Théophile Harper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lonny Lancaster during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Théophile Harper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darell Bynum in the 37th minute of play. Peachland FC's Théophile Harper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darell Bynum in the 44th minute of play. Lonny Lancaster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Haywood Clement tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 49th minute, Peachland FC's Elden Patenaude dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Franklin Bryson made the kick off in the second half. Elden Patenaude received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Haywood Clement tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Théophile Harper made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Darell Bynum sent off a good shot on target. Lonny Lancaster hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute of the match Ricardo Sands shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Théophile Harper showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Retlaw's Danial Couturier got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Peachland FC's zone, Darell Bynum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Théophile Harper came out of the goal and Darell Bynum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danial Couturier in the 88th minute of play forced Peachland FC's goalkeeper Théophile Harper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danial Couturier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Darell Bynum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bart Petersen kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Peachland FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Retlaw had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.