Grasmere Fields
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Toni Mauzer got the match started through his kick off. Hayden Chegwyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gavin Swain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gavin Swain did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Ilija Skugor 10 minutes into the match. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Ilija Skugor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Silvije Santek hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When Harlow AFC's Frank Zappacosta in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Croatia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute, one of Croatia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Croatia. The referee gave Harlow AFC a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dedé Neto, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Croatia's zone, Frank Zappacosta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal and Frank Zappacosta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ilija Skugor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Zappacosta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gavin Swain received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ilija Skugor came out and tried to block the shot, but Gavin Swain slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 33rd minute. Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 37th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 42nd minute of the match, Nickolaj Nickerson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ilija Skugor was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nickolaj Nickerson came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ilija Skugor could save by the left post. Ilija Skugor came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson. But to his dismay, Nickolaj Nickerson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.
The wind increased when Nickolaj Nickerson made the kick off in the second half. The referee felt a red card was in order, 52 minutes into the game, when Benjamin Domazet put in a rough tackle. Croatia's Ilija Skugor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Zappacosta in the 56th minute of play. Ilija Skugor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nickolaj Nickerson's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Croatia's goalkeeper Ilija Skugor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Frank Zappacosta made a precise shot to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. 67 minutes into the match, Frank Zappacosta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilija Skugor. Croatia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Zappacosta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Gavin Swain took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Vince Carter took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. If Dedé Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Hayden Chegwyn notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of Croatia's Ilija Skugor. Ilija Skugor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 93 minutes into the match, Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Zappacosta came free, but Ilija Skugor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, Harlow AFC's Hayden Chegwyn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ilija Skugor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0. 98 minutes into the game, Hayden Chegwyn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 14-0. Ilija Skugor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Harlow AFC had played much better football throughout.
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