Caistor Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) An unexpectedly hard shot by Charly Tevez in the 3rd minute of play forced Elstree Town's goalkeeper Sonny Osbourn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Elstree Town's goal looked a bit too open when Ethan Mbappè came free, but Sonny Osbourn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute Don King shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Osbourn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charly Tevez in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sonny Osbourn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the match, Elstree Town's goal looked a bit too open when Don King came free, but Sonny Osbourn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Don King's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Osbourn was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Sonny Osbourn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charly Tevez in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Keiran Grantham came free, but Joseph Simms reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ethan Mbappè in the 18th minute of play. Ethan Mbappè recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sonny Osbourn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don King, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Sonny Osbourn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ethan Mbappè in the 26th minute of play. When Gareth Child came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Elstree Town 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 Gareth Child couldn't finish the play. Bortzaioriz Sancha's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Joseph Simms firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 35th minute Gareth Child shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joseph Simms saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sonny Osbourn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charly Tevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don King in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Ethan Mbappè 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. Keiran Granthams short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Joseph Simms to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 45 minutes into the match, Ethan Mbappè had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sonny Osbourn. Elstree Town's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ethan Mbappè was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The Elstree Town players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆ were winning 0-2.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gareth Child made a kick off. Joseph Simms took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyler Kennedy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bortzaioriz Sancha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elstree Town's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nikiforos Roussopoulos was slow to take the kick. During this time ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆'s players had a chance to rest. In the 67th minute of the match ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆ got a corner. Elstree Town's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nikiforos Roussopoulos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆'s Nikiforos Roussopoulos to fire away a dangerous shot which Sonny Osbourn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Joseph Simms showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keiran Grantham, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. With an all-out effort, ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆'s Sonny Osbourn threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ethan Mbappè, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Charly Tevez struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Sonny Osbourn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bortzaioriz Sancha in the 74th minute of play forced ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆'s goalkeeper Joseph Simms to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joseph Simms didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bortzaioriz Sancha went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Sonny Osbourn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ethan Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆'s Don King got a free kick in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don King in the 95th minute of play forced Elstree Town's goalkeeper Sonny Osbourn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Elstree Town from getting a goal against them. The Elstree Town fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ★ Jiayöu Dragõns ☆ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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