League

Cumberland Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Diodore Manley made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Shebandowan getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rolf Deal hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the game, Hubert Bergeron was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cumberland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shebandowan the free kick. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cumberland! In the 10th minute there was a penalty for Shebandowan. Cody Lévesque stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Wilton Smalls. 0-1. Merrill Dionne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandre Rosario, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Rolf Deal hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Ken Bartlett hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Anatole Ballard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilton Smalls was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Ken Moyer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Merrill Dionne. Shebandowan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 36th minute by Herschel Strange got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 40 played minutes Ken Bartlett rounded Shebandowan's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Diodore Manley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Wilton Smalls tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandre Rosario to make the kick off. Alexandre Rosario might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Merrill Dionne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexandre Rosario ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 61st minute Herschel Strange shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merrill Dionne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd match minute, Cumberland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ken Bartlett to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Diodore Manley 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. Diodore Manley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute Diodore Manley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Smalls saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandre Rosario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leandro Champion hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Merrill Dionne didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cumberland's Ken Bartlett shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 82nd minute Alexandre Rosario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merrill Dionne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merrill Dionne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Rosario in the 85th minute of play. Herschel Strange sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cumberland's Alexandre Rosario in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shebandowan's goalie prevented a goal. After 89 minutes, Rolf Deal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shebandowan and the Cumberland players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rolf Deal hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Herschel Strange fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merrill Dionne having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Shebandowan's zone, Herschel Strange stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Merrill Dionne came out of the goal and Herschel Strange tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Shebandowan players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cumberland.