League

Elma Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Charles Pike charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Pike the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Wainwright AFC's Charles Pike got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 6th match minute, Elma AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Caldwell to maneuver through the defense. Jourdain Cullen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Raymond Lagacé had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 11th minute, Terrence Shaw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rod Garza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Pendleton having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, Wainwright AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Babcock to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tim Caldwell during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Elma AFC's Tim Caldwell got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Logan Caron stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raymond Lagacé's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Raymond Lagacé struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Logan Caron didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wainwright AFC. Jourdain Cullen struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Logan Caron didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wainwright AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rod Garza in the 34th minute of play forced Wainwright AFC's goalkeeper Aldo Pendleton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elma AFC's Francesco Connolly got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Rod Garza 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. Raymond Lagacé received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Logan Caron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 49 minutes into the match, Wainwright AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rod Garza came free, but Aldo Pendleton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Raymond Lagacé made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Elma AFC's goalkeeper Logan Caron had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jourdain Cullen. In the 57th minute, Jayson Chatman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard and well directed shot from Zachariah Crews led 58 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Elma AFC's Logan Caron became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 0-1. With his leg Logan Caron managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Wainwright AFC's Jourdain Cullen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Elma AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Wainwright AFC:s goal. Aldo Pendleton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Connolly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jourdain Cullen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rod Garza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aldo Pendleton having to interfere. Aldo Pendleton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Connolly in the 80th minute of play. Logan Caron made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Jourdain Cullen sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the match, Wainwright AFC's Jourdain Cullen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Logan Caron narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Elma AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Wainwright AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Wainwright AFC.