League

St-Victor
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ignace Bailey took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pat Grier in the 2nd minute of play forced FC Mercier-Est's goalkeeper Manuel Medeleanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quebec city FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Harvey Rivard in the 4th minute. Manuel Medeleanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicky Lacharité in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Mercier-Est's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Harvey Rivard was slow to take the kick. During this time Quebec city FC's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Quebec city FC's Nicky Lacharité got a free kick in the 9th minute. Jerrell Wooten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Buford Lim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thommy Vuerinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Quebec city FC's Jerrell Wooten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Medeleanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pat Grier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Medeleanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. 37 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when FC Mercier-Est's Ignace Bailey fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The supporters of FC Mercier-Est booed when Quebec city FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harvey Rivard didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jayson Ham got free with Buford Lim in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Buford Lim was a little too slow when Jayson Ham got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Manuel Medeleanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicky Lacharité went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nicky Lacharité was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thommy Vuerinx in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Buford Lim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Lacharité got free with Manuel Medeleanu in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Quebec city FC's Donatien Filoche got a free kick in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jayson Ham in the 64th minute of play forced Quebec city FC's goalkeeper Buford Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thommy Vuerinx in the 65th minute of play forced Quebec city FC's goalkeeper Buford Lim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicky Lacharité fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Medeleanu having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Merrill Hanson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Fábio Galante fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Mercier-Est's protests and gave Fábio Galante a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Fábio Galante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC Mercier-Est getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Fábio Galante hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Mercier-Est's Merrill Hanson got a free kick in the 81st minute. The supporters of FC Mercier-Est booed when Quebec city FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Merrill Rochon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignace Bailey in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Buford Lim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC Mercier-Est players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.