League

Kesgrave Park
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Trey Knowles kicked off to start the match. When Clevland hall fc's Stefan Blower in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kesgrave's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Clevland hall fc's Damian Collingwood got a free kick in the 13th minute. Ray Christensen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Vance Buchanan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kesgrave's attack was well implemented in the 17th minute, but when Charles Sykes was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Trey Knowles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Vance Buchanan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Stefan Blower came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Clevland hall fc 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 Stefan Blower couldn't finish the play. Trey Knowles took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vance Buchanan. Vance Buchanan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 35 minutes of play, Clevland hall fc's Stefan Blower made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vance Buchanan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Charles Sykes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Fleming having to interfere. Dean Fleming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronny Lansdell, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Stefan Blower fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vance Buchanan having to interfere. Kesgrave's Vance Buchanan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trey Knowles in the 48th minute of play. After the first half Clevland hall fc were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Charles Sykes made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trey Knowles in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vance Buchanan saved Kesgrave from getting behind. Kesgrave's Vance Buchanan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trey Knowles in the 61st minute of play. Dean Fleming took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles Sykes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Charles Sykes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dean Fleming was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute, Clevland hall fc's Trey Knowles ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vance Buchanan. Vance Buchanan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Stefan Blower struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Vance Buchanan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clevland hall fc. Kesgrave's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Trey Knowles 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Clevland hall fc's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.