League

Cannington
Spectators: 6722 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guy Rochon started the match with the kick off. Nigel James stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geraldo Dalton's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Cannington AFC's Reinaldo Salgado got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ricardo Choi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Darell Cullen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Guy Rochon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darell Cullen was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When Leon McMillan fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Duffield's protests and gave Leon McMillan a yellow card for diving instead. Nigel James showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Kilgore in the 18th minute of the match. Garry Lamy charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garry Lamy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Duffield booed when Cannington AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garry Lamy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nigel James showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Kilgore in the 24th minute of the match. The supporters of Duffield booed when Cannington AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaldo Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Damien Leon came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Duffield 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 Damien Leon couldn't finish the play. Guy Rochon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nigel James showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Kilgore, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Damien Leon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nigel James was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Darell Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guy Rochon in the 37th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guy Rochon in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darell Cullen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Ricardo Choi came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Cannington AFC 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 Ricardo Choi couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Don Kilgore to make the kick off. Ricardo Choi might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Darell Cullen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricardo Choi ran back to his position shaking his head. 55 minutes into the match, Duffield's goal looked a bit too open when Guy Rochon came free, but Darell Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute Don Kilgore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nigel James saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guy Rochon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Darell Cullen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 65 played minutes Duffield got a freekick which was hit by Geraldo Dalton. Darell Cullen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ricardo Choi's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Ricardo Choi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Cullen having to interfere. After 74 played minutes Cannington AFC got a freekick which was hit by Delbert Desjardins. 75 minutes into the match, Cannington AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Don Kilgore came free, but Nigel James reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Choi in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Darell Cullen saved Duffield from getting behind. The supporters of Duffield booed when Cannington AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reinaldo Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Frances Roper sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cannington AFC's Nigel James didn't even have to move.