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Casselman Park
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Valentin Harris started the match with the kick off. Nathanael Conroys short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Hobert England to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Valentin Harris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hobert England having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Sicamous's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Valentin Harris fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 10th minute, Earnest McKnight hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Harris in the 13th minute of play forced Sicamous's goalkeeper Hobert England to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hobert England made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Harris in the 16th minute of play. Damien Frost took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanner Major, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Casselman FC's zone, Aron Clinton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damien Frost came out of the goal and Aron Clinton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damien Frost took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanner Major, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes, Sicamous's Abel Clayton shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damien Frost 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 Sicamous reached it. Damien Frost showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Clinton, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Tanner Major fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damien Frost having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tanner Major in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damien Frost prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Émilien Manley charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Émilien Manley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute, one of Sicamous: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 Sicamous. Stefan Caldwell walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If Valentin Harris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aron Clinton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Sicamous's zone, Valentin Harris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hobert England came out of the goal and Valentin Harris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Valentin Harris scored 1-1 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hobert England, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Damien Frost took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aron Clinton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damien Frost made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tanner Major in the 77th minute. Nathanael Conroy might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hobert England. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nathanael Conroy ran back to his position shaking his head. Casselman FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Aron Clinton scored to the left of an out of position Damien Frost, making the score, 1-2. Valentin Harris kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. After 93 played minutes Sicamous got a freekick which was hit by Bud Crabtree. With a little luck, Casselman FC's Damien Frost got control of the ball when Tanner Major tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sicamous's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.