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Verwood Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Billy Casgrain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brady Duhamel in the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brady Duhamel in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Billy Casgrain saved Verwood from getting behind. Verwood's Billy Casgrain played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brady Duhamel in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Darrell Connelly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brady Duhamel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lionel Caisse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Billy Casgrain tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Verwood's zone, Brady Duhamel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Billy Casgrain came out of the goal and Brady Duhamel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lionel Caisse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brady Duhamel in the 26th minute of play forced Verwood's goalkeeper Billy Casgrain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 played minutes, Macdiarmid's Alex Reid shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Billy Casgrain came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Macdiarmid reached it. After 34 played minutes Verwood got a freekick which was hit by Valentine Franks. Geoffroi Miller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caleb Bird in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Saul Deschenes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geoffroi Miller was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Terrell Toth hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saul Deschenes to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Macdiarmid's goal looked a bit too open when Caleb Bird came free, but Geoffroi Miller reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th match minute, Macdiarmid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willie Caouette to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Caleb Bird had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geoffroi Miller. Macdiarmid's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caleb Bird was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Willie Caouette kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Caleb Bird received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Geoffroi Miller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Brady Duhamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66thth minute of the game Lionel Caisse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Verwood's Billy Casgrain was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Billy Casgrain didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 69th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Geoffroi Miller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Bonilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Billy Casgrain showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel Caisse in the 89th minute of the match. Brady Duhamel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.