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Suquash Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Shane Milton made the kick off which started today's match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Eldridge Dorsey put in a rough tackle. In the 3rd minute, one of St.Mary:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for St.Mary. Oren Plourde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Hassan Talon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Gilles Nolan 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. Hassan Talon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilles Nolan in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes St.Mary got a freekick which was hit by Ali Cherry. After 21 played minutes Gilles Nolan rounded St.Mary's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. Isreal Leblanc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hassan Talon made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Oren Plourde sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 32 minutes, Gilles Nolan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Suquash AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilles Nolan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oren Plourde might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hassan Talon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oren Plourde ran back to his position shaking his head. Hassan Talon made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Oren Plourde sent off a good shot on target. When Isreal Leblanc came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the St.Mary 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 Isreal Leblanc couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute, Oren Plourde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hassan Talon was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Gilles Nolan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hassan Talon having to interfere. Achille McCollum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isreal Leblanc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Gilles Nolan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Suquash AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilles Nolan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hassan Talon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the game, Gilles Nolan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Hassan Talon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 61st minute, Gilles Nolan made a precise shot to the right of Hassan Talon. St.Mary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Isreal Leblanc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Gilles Nolan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hassan Talon. St.Mary's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilles Nolan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oren Plourde in the 78th minute of play forced St.Mary's goalkeeper Hassan Talon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind St.Mary's goalkeeper Hassan Talon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Oren Plourde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hassan Talon having to interfere. Gilles Nolan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hassan Talon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oren Plourde, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Nolan in the 90th minute of play forced St.Mary's goalkeeper Hassan Talon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Suquash AFC's Gilles Nolan, in the 92nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Suquash AFC. Hassan Talon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilles Nolan's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When the referee ended the match the Suquash AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.