League

Lancaster
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Normetal's Ralph Leonard started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, Stan Edwards dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wyatt Boisvert, 1-0. Fiacre Bussière sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 16 minutes into the match, Lancaster's goal looked a bit too open when Haywood Payton came free, but Marcel Koehler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lancaster's Marcel Koehler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralph Leonard in the 17th minute of play. If Fiacre Bussière had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Stan Edwards had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wyatt Boisvert. Normetal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stan Edwards was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Fiacre Bussière fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wyatt Boisvert having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lancaster's zone, Ralph Leonard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Koehler came out of the goal and Ralph Leonard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Haywood Payton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Koehler having to interfere. Lancaster's Stan Edwards got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ralph Leonard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Marcel Koehler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stan Edwards to make the kick off. Ralph Leonard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Marcel Koehler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Lancaster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eldridge Létourneau to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Fiacre Bussière 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. In the 59th minute, Ralph Leonard 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. In the 73rd minute Fiacre Bussière shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wyatt Boisvert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Normetal getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jamison Gibson hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mary Cardenas during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Lancaster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mary Cardenas to maneuver through the defense. Normetal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Teodoro Marrero in the 91st minute. Normetal's Teodoro Marrero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcel Koehler in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lancaster's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.