League

Coniston
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Graig Dunlap started the match with the kick off. Lyle Baldwin struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Leonardo Lapierre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coniston. After a defensive mix-up in Sirdar's zone, Lyle Baldwin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Lapierre came out of the goal and Lyle Baldwin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Graig Dunlap had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lyle Baldwin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Kirkpatrick hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Graig Dunlap 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. Leonardo Lapierre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hoyt McGuire, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Gautier Landis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leslie Pope. Coniston's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gautier Landis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Leslie Pope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Lee in the 35th minute of play. Herbert Lee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Herbert Lee struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Leslie Pope didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sirdar. In the 56thth minute of the game Gautier Landis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Coniston's Leslie Pope was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Lyle Baldwin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Lapierre was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyle Baldwin in the 69th minute of play forced Sirdar's goalkeeper Leonardo Lapierre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyle Baldwin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Leonardo Lapierre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Coniston getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jean Littlejohn hit a great ball. Herbert Lee could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Leslie Pope made a huge save. Rick Grandbois kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gautier Landis in the 80th minute of play forced Coniston's goalkeeper Leslie Pope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Coniston were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Sirdar's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cary Mendoza took the corner. Hoyt McGuire was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 88th minute, one of Sirdar:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sirdar. Gautier Landis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.