League

Klukshu Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erick Provencher started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Douglastown's goal looked a bit too open when Pons Tracy came free, but Lothaire Petersen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Phaneuf struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Keven Brunelle didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Douglastown. When Jeffrey Finch fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Klukshu AFC's protests and gave Jeffrey Finch a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th match minute, Klukshu AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeffrey Finch to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Douglastown's Tracey Montes got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 19 played minutes Klukshu AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jeffrey Finch. When Douglastown's Eric Phaneuf in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Klukshu AFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute, Johnie Rucker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Andre Hamby 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. Erick Provencher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keven Brunelle having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pons Tracy in the 30th minute of play forced Douglastown's goalkeeper Lothaire Petersen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esmé Castros short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Lothaire Petersen to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lothaire Petersen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pons Tracy, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Douglastown's Lothaire Petersen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Douglastown from getting a goal against them. Douglastown's Erick Provencher got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Esmé Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Klukshu AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pons Tracy to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Esmé Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lothaire Petersen was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pons Tracy in the 54th minute of play forced Douglastown's goalkeeper Lothaire Petersen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Phaneuf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keven Brunelle having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Esmé Castro notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Douglastown's Lothaire Petersen. Lothaire Petersen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute, Jeffrey Finch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erick Provencher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Keven Brunelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lothaire Petersen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Guy, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Douglastown's goal looked a bit too open when Pons Tracy came free, but Lothaire Petersen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pons Tracy in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lothaire Petersen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Johnie Rucker hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. When Klukshu AFC's Esmé Castro in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Douglastown's goalie prevented a goal. When Jeffrey Finch came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Klukshu 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 Jeffrey Finch couldn't finish the play. Keven Brunelle made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Eric Phaneuf sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Pons Tracy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Klukshu AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pons Tracy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lothaire Petersen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, Pons Tracy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lothaire Petersen. Douglastown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pons Tracy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Klukshu AFC had played much better football throughout.