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Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dante Acevedo kicked off to start the match. After 7 minutes, Aidan Rogers made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Excaliburs's Adrian Hicks tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 0-3 became the score in the 17th minute when Dante Acevedo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Adrian Hicks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aidan Rogers in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Acevedo in the 29th minute of play forced Excaliburs's goalkeeper Adrian Hicks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Dante Acevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Hicks was relentless in the 34th minute of the game.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rupert Casey was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Excaliburs getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Elliott Wall hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Dante Acevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. France's supporters rose to their feet, but Dante Acevedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Hicks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dante Acevedo succeeded in the game's 57th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Dante Acevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Hicks having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Neil Kaiser during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, one of France: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 France. In the 69th minute, Aidan Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Adrian Hicks. Excaliburs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Adrian Hicks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Acevedo in the 73rd minute of the match. Jarvis Bailey kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Garrett Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rupert Casey in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Mitch Hinton hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dante Acevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Hicks was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Excaliburs's zone, Aidan Rogers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Hicks came out of the goal and Aidan Rogers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Excaliburs's goalkeeper Adrian Hicks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aidan Rogers kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 89thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Excaliburs's keeper Adrian Hicks was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. If Dante Acevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 93 minutes, Keenan Cutler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Excaliburs and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Excaliburs getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Keenan Cutler hit a great ball. Adrian Hicks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Acevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After a rather tough play, Excaliburs's Elliott Wall got a free kick in the 95th minute. After a rather tough play, France's Aidan Rogers got a free kick in the 96th minute. France's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.