League Play-Off

Colborne Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Colborne FC defense, Murray Lajoie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Finley. The Colborne FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Finley should have stopped the shot. When Bruno Rector came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Colborne 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 Bruno Rector couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedict Cunningham in the 9th minute of play forced Bitumount AFC's goalkeeper Hong Chouinard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Colborne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Murray Lajoie came free, but Elias Finley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thaddeus Gaudreau hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Elias Finley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalton Calhoun in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedict Cunningham in the 22nd minute of play forced Bitumount AFC's goalkeeper Hong Chouinard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Patrick Yarbrough got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 31 minutes into the match, Colborne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Royal Shearer came free, but Elias Finley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Finley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dalton Calhoun's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Elias Finley came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Bitumount AFC's Royal Shearer. But to his dismay, Royal Shearer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Murray Lajoie made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Murray Lajoie dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elias Finley, 0-3. An unexpected shot in the 56th minute by Royal Shearer got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Murray Lajoie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Benedict Cunningham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Murray Lajoie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Benedict Cunningham notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Bitumount AFC's Hong Chouinard. Hong Chouinard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colborne FC's Patrick Yarbrough got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Octavio Courcelle hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. If Royal Shearer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bitumount AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.