League

Olympia
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnulfo Vega started the match with the kick off. Gilbert Marier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Louis Hubbard kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Arnulfo Vega's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacques Gallo was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blainville Raptors's goalkeeper Jacques Gallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Noel Wynn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Willard Titus in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Gilbert Marier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Recife's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilbert Marier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacques Gallo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Blainville Raptors:s Jacques Gallo showed great skill when he stopped Les Romo:s penalty. After some careless play in the Blainville Raptors defense, Les Romo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacques Gallo. The Blainville Raptors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacques Gallo should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Blainville Raptors booed when Sport Recife was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Gaulin didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kim Brewer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Les Romo kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When Willard Titus came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Blainville Raptors fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Willard Titus couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willard Titus got free with Noel Wynn in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willard Titus got free with Noel Wynn in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Willard Titus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Noel Wynn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Colton Hickman fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blainville Raptors's protests and gave Colton Hickman a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Blainville Raptors:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sport Recife:s goal. The referee gave Sport Recife a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Les Romo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Blainville Raptors's Jacques Gallo. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 56th minute Arnulfo Vega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacques Gallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Blainville Raptors getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. John Everett hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, Blainville Raptors's goalkeeper Jacques Gallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gilbert Marier. After a rather tough play, Sport Recife's Scottie Dufure got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Sport Recife's Noel Wynn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kim Brewer in the 70th minute of play. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Willard Titus sped through Sport Recife's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Noel Wynn. Jacques Gallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilbert Marier in the 81st minute. Blainville Raptors's Jacques Gallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnulfo Vega in the 82nd minute of play. Kim Brewer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blainville Raptors's Kim Brewer got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Noel Wynn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willard Titus in the 92nd minute of play. Willard Titus took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Wynn. Noel Wynn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2.