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Cranbrook Stadium
Spectators: 6717 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kent Hathaway got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Mohammad Merchant managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Cranbrook FC's Hunter Guay fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Reginald Marcheterre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammad Merchant having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Cranbrook FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bellburns:s goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abe Abraham during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 30 played minutes Bellburns got a freekick which was hit by Abe Abraham. Hunter Guay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammad Merchant having to interfere. Carlos Thomason showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Flaherty in the 40th minute of the match. Cranbrook FC's Carlos Thomason played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Flaherty in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Cranbrook FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Ronnie Buchanan hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Reginald Marcheterre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Hunter Guay 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. Cranbrook FC's Carlos Thomason proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Cranbrook FC from getting a goal against them. If Reginald Marcheterre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johnathan Walker charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Johnathan Walker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hunter Guay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohammad Merchant having to interfere. Bellburns's Mohammad Merchant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reginald Marcheterre in the 72nd minute of play. Reginald Marcheterre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kent Hathaway in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Thomason saved Cranbrook FC from getting behind. Reginald Marcheterre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohammad Merchant having to make a save. When Orlando Whitfield fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bellburns's protests and gave Orlando Whitfield a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th minute, Orlando Whitfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Cranbrook FC's Hunter Guay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohammad Merchant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 95 played minutes Bellburns got a freekick which was hit by Abe Abraham. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.