League

Harwood Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Berthier FC's Rémy Rosen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Terry Dodd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rémy Rosen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Alfonso Betts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ricardo Beauchemin fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harwood FC's protests and gave Ricardo Beauchemin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Harwood FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ricardo Beauchemin hit a great ball. In the 18th match minute, Berthier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleo Winston to maneuver through the defense. If Emile Dennis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rémy Rosen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 27th minute of the match Ricardo Beauchemin completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ricardo Beauchemin a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. When Berthier FC's Rémy Rosen, in the 29th 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 Berthier FC. A collision led to Harwood FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Alexis Allaire hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Terry Dodd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harwood FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Terry Dodd stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alfonso Betts made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donny Holcomb in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the game, Renaud McLeod was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harwood FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Berthier FC the free kick. A collision led to Harwood FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Renaud McLeod hit a great ball. 54 minutes into the match, Berthier FC's Nathaniel Watt broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 56th minute, Berthier FC's Rémy Rosen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alfonso Betts. Alfonso Betts yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Adam Terry stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Terry Dodd's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Terry Dodd's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Terry read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Donny Holcomb got free with Alfonso Betts in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Rémy Rosen 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. Rémy Rosen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Betts having to interfere. Donny Holcomb scored 2-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alfonso Betts, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Berthier FC's Adam Terry played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terry Dodd in the 86th minute of play. After having played for 92 minutes, Donny Holcomb managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Berthier FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donny Holcomb was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.