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Gem Park
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marcus Paquet made the kick off which started today's match. When Abraham Bain came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Gem 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 Abraham Bain couldn't finish the play. Marcus Paquet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Truman Dubeau having to interfere. Marcus Paquet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Truman Dubeau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Garland Schwartz 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. Tyson Proctor hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After 19th play minutes Abraham Bain shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Truman Dubeau and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Gem's Tyson Proctor got a free kick in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the game, one of Gem:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Rorketon a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gary Panetier, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gem's Stephan L'Hiver. 1-1. In the 29th minute Garland Schwartz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephan L'Hiver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tyson Proctor hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, Rorketon's Garland Schwartz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stephan L'Hiver narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Jarred Crête managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rorketon's supporters rose to their feet, but Jarred Crête was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stephan L'Hiver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 38 minutes into the match, Gem's goal looked a bit too open when Garland Schwartz came free, but Stephan L'Hiver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Gem's goal looked a bit too open when Maxime Deserres came free, but Stephan L'Hiver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Jarred Crête shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephan L'Hiver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abraham Bain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Truman Dubeau having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Garland Schwartz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Jarred Crête came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Rorketon 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 Jarred Crête couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Gem's zone, Garland Schwartz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stephan L'Hiver came out of the goal and Garland Schwartz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Gem's Stephan L'Hiver got control of the ball when Jarred Crête tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute, Gary Panetier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Reggie Brunelle fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rorketon's protests and gave Reggie Brunelle a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Reggie Brunelle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gem's Stephan L'Hiver proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Gem from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Gem getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Dwight Mobley hit a great ball. Jarred Crête could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Stephan L'Hiver made a huge save. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rorketon's goalkeeper Truman Dubeau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 80 played minutes Gem got a freekick which was hit by Tyson Proctor. In the 86th minute Garland Schwartz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephan L'Hiver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Abraham Bain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gem's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Bain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Truman Dubeau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Truman Dubeau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Bain in the 96th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.