League

Wallingford Park
Spectators: 7818 (Terracing: 5865, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) In the 12th minute Orville Michael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darell Murdock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Darell Murdock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orville Michael, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Orville Michael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wallingford AFC's Darell Murdock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orville Michael in the 22nd minute of play. Zachariah Dutton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Orville Michael shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darell Murdock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Darell Murdock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvatore Chan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Ripley's Zachariah Dutton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darell Murdock narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Orville Michael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orville Michael in the 39th minute of play forced Wallingford AFC's goalkeeper Darell Murdock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orville Michael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Murdock having to interfere. Zachariah Dutton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Orville Michael 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 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Orville Michael stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Orville Michael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Murdock having to interfere. Darell Murdock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orville Michael, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Kevin Esposito came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Wallingford AFC's Jonathan Gee. But to his dismay, Jonathan Gee quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenic Lockhart in the 65th minute of play forced Ripley's goalkeeper Kevin Esposito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ripley's Kevin Esposito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Gee in the 66th minute of play. Orville Michael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ripley booed when Wallingford AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quentin Murry didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sol Moody was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 78th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Kareem Crews hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 81 minutes into the match, Ripley's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Gee came free, but Kevin Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Orville Michael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salvatore Chan's late challenge caught a Wallingford AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salvatore Chan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 89th minute, Salvatore Chan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orville Michael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darell Murdock having to interfere. With a little luck, Wallingford AFC's Darell Murdock got control of the ball when Zachariah Dutton tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Wallingford AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Quentin Murry hit a great ball. A hard shot 96 in the game by Zachariah Dutton from a close distance when the talented Darell Murdock managed to make a qualified save. Wallingford AFC's players were relieved. The Wallingford AFC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.