League

DC Arena
Spectators: 8074 (Terracing: 6065, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Auley McWilliam started the match with the kick off. Binean Walker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfred McLaughlin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cormac McJohn in the 7th minute of play. If Boynton Dunne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Inter DC's Alfred McLaughlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Auley McWilliam in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Auley McWilliam notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Inter DC's Alfred McLaughlin. Alfred McLaughlin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd minute, John Duggan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Malinowe Nosy's Roy Holt got a free kick in the 25th minute. Troy McLiam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Cáirbre McSteven made a huge save. After some careless play in the Malinowe Nosy defense, Binean Walker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cáirbre McSteven. The Malinowe Nosy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cáirbre McSteven should have stopped the shot. In the 36th match minute, Inter DC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bel McWill to maneuver through the defense. Alfred McLaughlin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cormac McJohn in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Malinowe Nosy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Auley McWilliam to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Binean Walker to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Malinowe Nosy's Auley McWilliam slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alfred McLaughlin. That made the score 1-2 after 52 minutes of play. When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Cormac McJohn put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Alfred McLaughlin. After having played for 64 minutes, John Duggan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Inter DC's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Duggan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Malinowe Nosy's zone, John Duggan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cáirbre McSteven came out of the goal and John Duggan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alfred McLaughlin made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Cormac McJohn sent off a good shot on target. 75 minutes into the match, Inter DC's goalkeeper Alfred McLaughlin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cormac McJohn. Alfred McLaughlin was a little too slow when Breed McPhil got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 1-4. Malinowe Nosy's Cáirbre McSteven played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Binean Walker in the 82nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Malinowe Nosy defense, Binean Walker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cáirbre McSteven. The Malinowe Nosy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cáirbre McSteven should have stopped the shot. 92 minutes into the match, Inter DC's goal looked a bit too open when Breed McPhil came free, but Alfred McLaughlin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Malinowe Nosy had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.