League

Papineau
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 50) Sporting Olympique's Ray McClain 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. Roderick Singletary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leif Brady, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Granville Haines came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the MancityBlues 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 Granville Haines couldn't finish the play. Leif Brady sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Sporting Olympique's goal looked a bit too open when Granville Haines came free, but Roderick Singletary reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes, Percy Simard mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Olympique and the MancityBlues players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 11 played minutes Sporting Olympique got a freekick which was hit by Percy Simard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leif Brady in the 12th minute of play forced Sporting Olympique's goalkeeper Roderick Singletary to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Percy Simard was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 12 minutes had been played. Percy Simard kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Sporting Olympique's Roderick Singletary played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Brady in the 19th minute of play. When MancityBlues's Leif Brady in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Olympique's goalie prevented a goal. Granville Haines received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Roderick Singletary tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sporting Olympique's Roderick Singletary played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leif Brady in the 25th minute of play. Sporting Olympique's Roderick Singletary played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Granville Haines in the 26th minute of play. Granville Haines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leif Brady fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roderick Singletary having to interfere. MancityBlues's Neil Dufure got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leif Brady sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Ray McClain hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Granville Haines in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roderick Singletary prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute, Granville Haines made a precise shot to the right of Roderick Singletary. Sporting Olympique's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Granville Haines to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Leif Brady managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MancityBlues's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leif Brady was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 0-2 became the score in the 55th minute when Granville Haines elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 65th minute, the referee gave MancityBlues a penalty. Carson Cole looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Roderick Singletary. In the 67th match minute, MancityBlues was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ellsworth Langelier to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Granville Haines in the 79th minute of play forced Sporting Olympique's goalkeeper Roderick Singletary to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roderick Singletary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Granville Haines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the game, Leif Brady cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Roderick Singletary was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 87th minute, Paul Burroughs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute Granville Haines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roderick Singletary saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leif Brady in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Roderick Singletary, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Granville Haines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Neil Dufure fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MancityBlues's protests and gave Neil Dufure a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Neil Dufure hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute of the match Oliver Murdock shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carrol Villalobos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 99th minute Leonard Dunlap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carrol Villalobos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded MancityBlues left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sporting Olympique.