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Paddock Lake Park
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Peters kicked off to start the match. Paddock Lake FC's Calvin Parham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Del Carrington in the 4th minute of play. If Andre Madison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andre Madison's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Quinton Sewell skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 21stth minute of the game Jack Peters who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alden's Quinton Sewell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 22nd minute, Jack Peters 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. Calvin Parham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Del Carrington, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Darius Cruz hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Abe Bellamy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Calvin Parham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lionel Calvert in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quinton Sewell saved Alden from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abe Bellamy in the 37th minute of play forced Paddock Lake FC's goalkeeper Calvin Parham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th match minute, Paddock Lake FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vito Akers to maneuver through the defense. Andre Madison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Quinton Sewell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Jack Peters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Sewell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quinton Sewell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Peters in the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Del Carrington got free with Calvin Parham in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 53 minutes into the match, Paddock Lake FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abe Bellamy came free, but Calvin Parham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Paddock Lake FC's Andre Madison in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alden's goalie prevented a goal. Calvin Parham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abe Bellamy in the 58th minute of the match. Calvin Parham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Dobbs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darius Cruz's late challenge caught a Alden's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Darius Cruz helped the player get up and apologised. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Dobbs in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Calvin Parham saved Paddock Lake FC from getting behind. Calvin Parham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Dobbs, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andre Madison in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Quinton Sewell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Andre Madison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quinton Sewell was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Jack Peters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quinton Sewell having to interfere. Carlos Dobbs charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Dobbs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quentin Belanger got free with Calvin Parham in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute Abe Bellamy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Calvin Parham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vito Akers hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. When Paddock Lake FC's Lionel Calvert in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alden's goalie prevented a goal. Alden's Quinton Sewell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Madison in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Alden's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Calvert came free, but Quinton Sewell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Alden eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.