League

McConnel
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Sidney Eastman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Erwin Noel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riley Piedalue having to interfere. When Dominic Dufour fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alma AFC's protests and gave Dominic Dufour a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Alma AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dominic Dufour to maneuver through the defense. Matthieu Stahl's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Riley Piedalue skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Sidney Eastman came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Alma AFC 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 Sidney Eastman couldn't finish the play. Alma AFC's Anderson Eckert got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in McConnel's zone, Anderson Eckert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilbert Raines came out of the goal and Anderson Eckert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sidney Eastman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilbert Raines having to interfere. Gilbert Raines took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anderson Eckert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, McConnel's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Eckert came free, but Gilbert Raines reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Denis Faust 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. 24 minutes into the match, Alma AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Erwin Noel came free, but Riley Piedalue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The long shot by Denis Faust in the 28th minute really tested Riley Piedalue's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a rather tough play, Alma AFC's Alonzo Sutton got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some careless play in the Alma AFC defense, Matthieu Stahl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Riley Piedalue. The Alma AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Riley Piedalue should have stopped the shot. Matthieu Stahl struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Riley Piedalue didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for McConnel. Matthieu Stahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Erwin Noel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Riley Piedalue was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. McConnel's Erwin Noel got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to McConnel getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Léon Byers hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Erwin Noel made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Alma AFC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Tommy Deserres hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Denis Faust managed to get in a good position for a shot. McConnel's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Faust was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Riley Piedalue breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 55 played minutes Alma AFC got a freekick which was hit by Alonzo Sutton. In the 58th minute Matthieu Stahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Riley Piedalue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilbert Raines made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anderson Eckert in the 64th minute. In the 77th minute, McConnel's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Anderson Eckert fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Tommy Deserres charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tommy Deserres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Erwin Noel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Carter Wilson fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored McConnel's protests and gave Carter Wilson a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Alma AFC booed when McConnel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carter Wilson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Dominic Dufour kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilbert Raines. That made the score 1-3 in the 91 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Sidney Eastman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gilbert Raines. That made the score 1-4 in the 95 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Alma AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.