League

Edwardsville
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jarvis Richards got the match started through his kick off. Leslieville's Léon Clément proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Leslieville from getting a goal against them. If Firmin Faucher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arden Martinez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Léon Clément having to interfere. When Firmin Faucher came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Leslieville 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 Firmin Faucher couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute Gustave Jenkins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noe Yost saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, one of Edwardsville: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 Edwardsville. Edwardsville:s Noe Yost showed great skill when he stopped Coy Poe:s penalty. 35 minutes into the match, Edwardsville's goal looked a bit too open when Boniface Lawler came free, but Noe Yost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Léon Clément showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarvis Richards in the 41st minute of the match. Firmin Faucher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noe Yost having to interfere.

The wind increased when Gustave Jenkins made the kick off in the second half. After 58 minutes Leslieville's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chance Saunders who took care of the corner kick. When Dwain Cowan fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Edwardsville's protests and gave Dwain Cowan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Leslieville booed when Edwardsville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dwain Cowan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Edwardsville's goalkeeper Noe Yost, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 68 played minutes Leslieville got a freekick which was hit by Boniface Lawler. Arden Martinez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Léon Clément tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Léon Clément made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arden Martinez in the 71st minute of play. Noe Yost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustave Jenkins in the 74th minute of the match. When Arden Martinez came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Edwardsville 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 Arden Martinez couldn't finish the play. When Firmin Faucher came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Leslieville 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 Firmin Faucher couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute, Roger Riquet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leslieville's Coy Poe couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 89th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Edwardsville. In the 91st match minute, Leslieville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boyce Merritt to maneuver through the defense. Léon Clément came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Edwardsville's Arden Martinez. But to his dismay, Arden Martinez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Edwardsville fans cheered their team off the field, for while Leslieville had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.