League

Langham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Coleman Béland made the kick off which started today's match. Thurman Dowdy might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Osborn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thurman Dowdy ran back to his position shaking his head. Toronto Bulls's Constant Louineaux played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian Michael in the 4th minute of play. If Thurman Dowdy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 played minutes, Toronto Bulls's Julius Plante shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Noel Osborn came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Toronto Bulls reached it. Harris Rollins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thurman Dowdy got free with Noel Osborn in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thurman Dowdy in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Osborn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the match, Milford Rosado notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Toronto's Noel Osborn. Noel Osborn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thurman Dowdy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Noel Osborn was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Julius Plante. Thurman Dowdy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute of the match Julius Plante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Osborn showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thurman Dowdy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thurman Dowdy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Thurman Dowdy made a precise shot to the right of Noel Osborn. FC Toronto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Toronto Bulls's Thurman Dowdy got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Jean Lafontaine notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of FC Toronto's Noel Osborn. Noel Osborn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jean Lafontaine recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thurman Dowdy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Noel Osborn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Toronto Bulls's Julius Plante got a free kick in the 69th minute. Julian Michael charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Michael the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Julian Michael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thurman Dowdy scored 4-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Osborn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Yann Cadieux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thurman Dowdy took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Osborn. Noel Osborn dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in FC Toronto's zone, Thurman Dowdy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Osborn came out of the goal and Thurman Dowdy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toronto Bulls's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.