League

Oban
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1815, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jack Purcell kicked off to start the match. If Romão Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Taggart kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute of the match Rory Lombard sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Owen Jones skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Athletic Hearts getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rory Lombard hit a great ball. Jack Purcell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rory Lombard came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Athletic Hearts 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 Rory Lombard couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute, Rory Lombard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Athletic Hearts fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Kieran Griffin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Les Barnes in the 26th minute of the match. Oban's Jack Purcell got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kieran Griffin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Williamson, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute Les Barnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kieran Griffin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kieran Griffin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Purcell, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Richard Taggart's late challenge caught a Athletic Hearts's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Richard Taggart helped the player get up and apologised. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Erdem Aras was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Oban's goalkeeper Owen Jones had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Erdem Aras. Owen Jones acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 53rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rory Lombard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Williamson in the 56th minute of play forced Athletic Hearts's goalkeeper Kieran Griffin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Jack Purcell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Kieran Griffin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 59 played minutes Oban got a freekick which was hit by Richard Taggart. Ahmet Erdem Aras showed that he had a good understanding of the play in the 64th match minute when he surprised Oban's defense and shot 1-2 in the right cross. Richard Taggart was shown his second yellow card after 67 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Richard Taggart kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Ahmet Erdem Arass short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Owen Jones to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Athletic Hearts booed when Oban was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Purcell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Athletic Hearts's Ahmet Erdem Aras got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Darius Robison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Athletic Hearts's Kieran Griffin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Williamson in the 77th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Ahmet Erdem Aras got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 81st minute, Romão Leão reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Owen Jones. The goal made the score 1-3. 87 minutes into the match, Athletic Hearts's goal looked a bit too open when Les Barnes came free, but Kieran Griffin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Les Barnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Oban's goalkeeper Owen Jones had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darius Robison. Owen Jones made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Darius Robison sent off a good shot on target.