Friendly League

Brunton Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Giorgos Sarris took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carlisle United's Danny Paine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christoforos Iordanidis in the 10th minute of play. After 13 played minutes Carlisle United got a freekick which was hit by Vincent Needham. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when Carlisle United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thomas Power didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gav Williams kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes, Seahawks V55's Giorgos Sarris shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Danny Paine came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Seahawks V55 reached it. Seahawks V55's Adamantios Koumaditis was substituted for Nikos Mantas. In the 27th match minute, Carlisle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Power to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Seth Warburton got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Sarantos in the 32nd minute of play forced Carlisle United's goalkeeper Danny Paine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Vincent Needham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Carlisle United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vincent Needham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

After a rather tough play, Carlisle United's Thomas Jan got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 65 played minutes Carlisle United got a freekick which was hit by Rueben Sutherland. When Giorgos Sarris came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Seahawks V55 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 Giorgos Sarris couldn't finish the play. Danny Paine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Sarris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the game, Sokratis Providas recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Danny Paine. Sokratis Providas showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Thomas Jan kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thomas Power in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomas Moschogiannis saved Seahawks V55 from getting behind. Thomas Moschogiannis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vincent Needham in the 89th minute of the match. Giannis Nekos charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giannis Nekos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Giannis Nekos hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Thomas Power received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Thomas Moschogiannis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.