League Play-Off

Delph
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Émilien Racicot got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Alberta FC's zone, Pierre Boyd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thierry Lynch came out of the goal and Pierre Boyd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antonio Lowe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Raul Vadnais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Thierry Lynch successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Nathaniel Finch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Vadnais was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brett Blanchard during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes Delph FC got a freekick which was hit by Brett Blanchard. Nathaniel Finch was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Raul Vadnais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darrick Booth in the 23rd minute of play. Thierry Lynch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émilien Racicot in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Alberta FC's goalkeeper Thierry Lynch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierre Boyd. Pierre Boyd scored 1-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thierry Lynch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 35 played minutes Alberta FC got a freekick which was hit by Wyatt Amireau. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Gérard Hopper managed to get in a good position for a shot. Delph FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gérard Hopper was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thierry Lynch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre Boyd got free with Thierry Lynch in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Émilien Racicot managed to get in a good position for a shot. Delph FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Émilien Racicot was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thierry Lynch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Robbie Bryson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Delph FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robbie Bryson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thierry Lynch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thierry Lynch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Émilien Racicot in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Alberta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Émilien Racicot came free, but Thierry Lynch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thierry Lynch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Émilien Racicot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nathaniel Finch to strike the kick off in the second half. Alberta FC's Thierry Lynch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Émilien Racicot in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Alberta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emmett Swift came free, but Thierry Lynch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Émilien Racicot in the 57th minute of play forced Alberta FC's goalkeeper Thierry Lynch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pierre Boyd came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Delph FC 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 Pierre Boyd couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Delph FC booed when Alberta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantin Dalton didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Pierre Boyd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thierry Lynch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pierre Boyd in the 64th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Alberta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Émilien Racicot came free, but Thierry Lynch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Vadnais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Finch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Émilien Racicot's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thierry Lynch was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Darrick Booth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emmett Swift during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Delph FC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Emmett Swift hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Alberta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Boyd came free, but Thierry Lynch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Robbie Bryson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thierry Lynch was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Alberta FC's Thierry Lynch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Émilien Racicot in the 84th minute of play. After some careless play in the Alberta FC defense, Pierre Boyd kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thierry Lynch. The Alberta FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thierry Lynch should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute, Emmett Swift 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. After a rather tough play, Alberta FC's Wyatt Amireau got a free kick in the 91st minute. Thierry Lynch didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Émilien Racicot went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score.