League

Thornhill
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Long Erickson took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Bilodeau FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Morgan Meier hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Andres Cooper could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Cesar Crandall however easily saved by the left post. In the 11th minute, Bilodeau FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Andres Cooper fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 17 minutes, Mohammed Shipp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thornhill AFC and the Bilodeau FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mohammed Shipp hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Bilodeau FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Blair Pineda in the 19th minute. The corner ended in Blair Pineda almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Thornhill AFC's Lucius Montano did a great save. In the 21st match minute, Bilodeau FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blair Pineda to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Long Erickson in the 24th minute of play forced Bilodeau FC's goalkeeper Cesar Crandall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andres Cooper could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Cesar Crandall made a huge save. Lucius Montano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Milligan in the 38th minute of play. Jack Milligan got in the 38th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Lucius Montano handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. A collision led to Thornhill AFC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Hong Callahan hit a great ball. Nathanael Abernathy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucius Montano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jack Milligan to make the kick off. Nathanael Abernathy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Lucius Montano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cesar Crandall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Cooper, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Cesar Crandall didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Long Erickson went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Cesar Crandall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andres Cooper in the 71st minute of play. Jack Milligan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Long Erickson got in the 80th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Cesar Crandall handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Cesar Crandall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Long Erickson in the 86th minute of the match. Cesar Crandall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Cooper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andres Cooper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Cesar Crandall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andres Cooper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.