League

Bensley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ignacio Rowe kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guadalquivir's goalkeeper Harry McGill, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joshua Leach kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes in the game, Elijah Spivey dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With 18 minutes on the clock, Keith Carrasco commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Guadalquivir! The referee gave Pingyu FC a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Elijah Spivey, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Guadalquivir's Harry McGill. 2-0. With an all-out effort, Pingyu FC's Harry McGill threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elijah Spivey, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Guadalquivir booed when Pingyu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elijah Spivey didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Darnell Bowling managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pingyu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Darnell Bowling was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harry McGill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice moves Curt Bergstrom could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Harry McGill however easily saved by the left post. Elijah Spivey was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. Pingyu FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 37thth minute of the game Elijah Spivey who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guadalquivir's Harry McGill was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Curt Bergstrom came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Harry McGill could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reuben Harrington during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Pingyu FC booed when Guadalquivir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reuben Harrington didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Benedict Massey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harry McGill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elijah Spivey in the 44th minute of play. When Curt Bergstrom came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Pingyu 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 Curt Bergstrom couldn't finish the play. If Elijah Spivey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elijah Spivey to strike the kick off in the second half. Harry McGill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedict Massey, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Harry McGill didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Curt Bergstrom went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Elijah Spivey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry McGill having to interfere. Curt Bergstrom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Harry McGill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guadalquivir's Harry McGill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elijah Spivey in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th match minute, Guadalquivir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bill Hoyt to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Jack Kincaid notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Guadalquivir's Harry McGill. Harry McGill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pingyu FC's Curt Bergstrom got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Harry McGill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darnell Bowling in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curt Bergstrom in the 78th minute of play forced Guadalquivir's goalkeeper Harry McGill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elijah Spivey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry McGill having to interfere. Harry McGill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elijah Spivey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harry McGill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elijah Spivey in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Guadalquivir's goal looked a bit too open when Elijah Spivey came free, but Harry McGill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pingyu FC's Curt Bergstrom got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pingyu FC fully deserved thier win.