League

Portapique
Spectators: 6751 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1751, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alain Laux started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Alain Laux made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Portapique AFC's Stacy Montoya tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 7 minutes, Carmelo Royer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Premier FC and the Portapique AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Premier FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Carmelo Royer hit a great ball. Stacy Montoya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alain Laux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmelo Royer was shown his second yellow card after 11 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 23rd minute, Robbie Buckley 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. 28 minutes into the match, Portapique AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Laux came free, but Stacy Montoya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Portapique AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Laux came free, but Stacy Montoya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavier Ellis hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Boyd Thorne made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Francesco Inman sent off a good shot on target. Stacy Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Laux in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th minute Christian Carpenter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyd Thorne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Christian Carpenter made the kick off in the second half. After 57 minutes, Xavier Ellis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Premier FC and the Portapique AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Portapique AFC booed when Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Ellis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Robbie Buckley fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Premier FC's protests and gave Robbie Buckley a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Francesco Inman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boyd Thorne was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Xavier Ellis was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 75th minute, Xavier Ellis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francesco Inman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyd Thorne having to interfere. Robbie Buckley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stacy Montoya having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Premier FC's zone, Christian Carpenter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boyd Thorne came out of the goal and Christian Carpenter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Francesco Inman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Premier FC's goalkeeper Boyd Thorne, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Eustache Conner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Premier FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.