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Raptors Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Raptors Soccer's Rashad Frazier started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emanuel Hartman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Raptors Soccer's zone, Lane Desjardins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sang Coleman came out of the goal and Lane Desjardins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 7 minutes into the match, Raptors Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Lane Desjardins came free, but Sang Coleman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sang Coleman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lane Desjardins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21stth minute of the game Emanuel Hartman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Raptors Soccer's Sang Coleman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Raptors Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Hartman came free, but Sang Coleman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th match minute, Raptors Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Deon Hammer to maneuver through the defense. Sang Coleman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Hartman, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Claude Tang hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Nicolas Amos, 33 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Rashad Frazier might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cortez Bravo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rashad Frazier ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 44th minute Emanuel Hartman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sang Coleman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emanuel Hartman to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Franklin Cline hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Raptors Soccer's goalkeeper Sang Coleman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lane Desjardins. Emanuel Hartman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sang Coleman having to interfere. Lane Desjardins who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Sang Coleman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Emanuel Hartman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Otis's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Hartman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sang Coleman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes in the game, Lane Desjardins fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Sang Coleman having to interfere. Raptors Soccer's Sang Coleman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Hartman in the 86th minute of play. Raptors Soccer's Sang Coleman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Raptors Soccer from getting a goal against them. If Emanuel Hartman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.