League

Cowley
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Albert Paquette made the kick off which started today's match. Albert Paquette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Sydney Rivard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ellsworth Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. When Jesse Sterling came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Orrville 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 Jesse Sterling couldn't finish the play. Lester Martineau struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Stéphane Fink didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orrville. Ralph Johnson hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Jesse Sterling struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Stéphane Fink didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Orrville. In the 26thth minute of the game Lester Martineau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cowley's Stéphane Fink was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Orrville booed when Cowley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emon Hines didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Grégoire Potts made a precise shot to the right of Stéphane Fink. Cowley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Albert Paquette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colton Story's late challenge caught a Cowley's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Colton Story helped the player get up and apologised. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Orrville! Dane Boisclair shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 47 minutes into the match, Albert Paquette notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Orrville's Ellsworth Salgado. Ellsworth Salgado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Lester Martineau made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Orrville's Lester Martineau sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stéphane Fink narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th match minute, Cowley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dane Boisclair to maneuver through the defense. Jesse Sterling's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stéphane Fink read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to Orrville getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ethan Tinsley hit a great ball. Dane Boisclair took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ellsworth Salgado. Orrville's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 69 played minutes Orrville got a freekick which was hit by Ethan Tinsley. 70 minutes into the match, Orrville's goal looked a bit too open when Sydney Rivard came free, but Ellsworth Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sydney Rivard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ellsworth Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Stéphane Fink showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lester Martineau in the 74th minute of the match. Orrville's Ellsworth Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Rivard in the 76th minute of play. If Sydney Rivard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, Albert Paquette had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ellsworth Salgado. Orrville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albert Paquette was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Ellsworth Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sydney Rivard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee ended the match the Cowley players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.