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The Academy
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mary Lapresse made the kick off and thus started the match. Josef Turcotte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamar Riddle, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Kristopher Faulk came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Paris Saint-Germain 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 Kristopher Faulk couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bryan Gann got free with Josef Turcotte in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bryan Gann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Josef Turcotte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Bryan Gann notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Paris Saint-Germain's Josef Turcotte. Josef Turcotte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kristopher Faulk struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Courtney Bolden didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paris Saint-Germain. In the 23rd minute, Paris Saint-Germain's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bryan Gann fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paris Saint-Germain's goalkeeper Josef Turcotte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Academy booed when Paris Saint-Germain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issac Posey didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 minutes, Damien Alvarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academy and the Paris Saint-Germain players grew even worse after the yellow card. Otha Hickey's late challenge caught a Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Otha Hickey helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, Otha Hickey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rey Estes missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 33 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Josef Turcotte right hand side. Mary Lapresse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Courtney Bolden tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Courtney Bolden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mary Lapresse, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Kristopher Faulk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Courtney Bolden having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lamar Riddle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Josef Turcotte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamar Riddle, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Mary Lapresse's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Courtney Bolden read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Bryan Gann managed to get in a good position for a shot. Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Bryan Gann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef Turcotte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 73 minutes into the game, Academy's Lamar Riddle nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Josef Turcotte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. During the 77th minute of the match Damien Alvarez completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Damien Alvarez a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Paris Saint-Germain booed when Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damien Alvarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th match minute, Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rey Estes to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Mary Lapresse got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristopher Faulk got free with Courtney Bolden in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mary Lapresse 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. Paris Saint-Germain's Josef Turcotte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Gann in the 94th minute of play.