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Perham Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lionel Daley took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Shelburne Falls FC's Dillon LeBlanc got a free kick in the 5th minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Lionel Daley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shelburne Falls FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lionel Daley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Craig Goldberg managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Perham FC's Jordan Samuels fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Brady Rowan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ian Rodriquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Daley in the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Perham FC's Kip Tharp got a free kick in the 17th minute. Chuck Pugh, 18 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Lionel Daley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brady Rowan in the 23rd minute of play forced Perham FC's goalkeeper Ian Rodriquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Perham FC's Jordan Samuels got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lionel Daley sped through Perham FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ian Rodriquez. 34 minutes into the game, Brady Rowan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shelburne Falls FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Perham FC the free kick. Brady Rowan hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Rocco Burkhart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brady Rowan in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ian Rodriquez saved Perham FC from getting behind. Roscoe Mott hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes Shelburne Falls FC got a freekick which was hit by Chuck Pugh. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Jordan Samuels took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Craig Goldberg to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bradley Briggs to make the kick off. Craig Goldberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Briggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Shelburne Falls FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Dillon LeBlanc hit a great ball. If Lionel Daley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute, Shelburne Falls FC's Lionel Daley ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ian Rodriquez. Ian Rodriquez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. When Perham FC's Bradley Briggs in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shelburne Falls FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Lionel Daley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Perham FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Daley came free, but Ian Rodriquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Shelburne Falls FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jordan Samuels came free, but Craig Goldberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brady Rowan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 92 minutes, Lionel Daley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shelburne Falls FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lionel Daley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brady Rowan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Perham FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Shelburne Falls FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Shelburne Falls FC.