League

Cowell Stadium
Spectators: 6720 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 0) Jan Irwin came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cando's Merlin Aldridge. But to his dismay, Merlin Aldridge quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Darius Bridges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 10 minutes of play, Cando's Merlin Aldridge made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Irwin was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Merlin Aldridge in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Irwin saved Cowell from getting behind. If Francis Farrar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Brandon Beauchemin fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cando's protests and gave Brandon Beauchemin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th minute, Brandon Beauchemin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Darius Bridges notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Cowell's Jan Irwin. Jan Irwin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Cowell booed when Cando was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jay Strange didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Harrison Grimard 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. Francis Farrar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Francis Farrar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Colombain Piper made a huge save. A collision led to Cando getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Brandon Beauchemin hit a great ball. When Francis Farrar came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cowell 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 Francis Farrar couldn't finish the play. The Cowell players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cando were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Merlin Aldridge made a kick off. Darius Bridges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Jan Irwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darius Bridges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Jan Irwin made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Darius Bridges could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Jan Irwin however easily saved by the left post. Raoul Montano kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Merlin Aldridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Irwin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Beauchemin in the 65th minute of play forced Cowell's goalkeeper Jan Irwin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jay Strange was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 73 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Cando's Jay Strange got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Colombain Piper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harrison Grimard, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. If Darius Bridges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francis Farrar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Colombain Piper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darius Bridges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Jan Irwin made a huge save. Darius Bridges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Cowell's zone, Darius Bridges stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Irwin came out of the goal and Darius Bridges tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Darius Bridges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Jan Irwin made a huge save. Darius Bridges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paschal Price kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the final whistle sounded Cando left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cowell.