U21 League

ACS ARENA
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeremy Gray kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute Dion Bright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Beevers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geoff Turner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sebastian Monkhouse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremy Gray, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Sebastian Monkhouse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nath Hislop in the 23rd minute of play. Samuel Beevers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dion Bright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastian Monkhouse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geoff Turner in the 29th minute of play. Stephen Duxbury kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Rob Halliwell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephen Duxbury in the 36th minute of play forced FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Sebastian Monkhouse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Monkhouse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Duxbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Sebastian Monkhouse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geoff Turner in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Dion Bright was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC ARK CS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester United F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC ARK CS's Dion Bright got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Sebastian Monkhouse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremy Gray in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Casey Bator was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes FC ARK CS got a freekick which was hit by Casey Bator. 53 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Gray came free, but Sebastian Monkhouse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute, Stephen Duxbury hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samuel Beevers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dion Bright went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nath Hislop got free with Sebastian Monkhouse in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Sebastian Monkhouse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nath Hislop. Dion Bright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Beevers having to interfere. The supporters of Manchester United F.C. booed when FC ARK CS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lenny Rayner didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Manchester United F.C.'s Dom Morning broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. FC ARK CS's Sebastian Monkhouse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geoff Turner in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the FC ARK CS defense, Geoff Turner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastian Monkhouse. The FC ARK CS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastian Monkhouse should have stopped the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.