Challenge

The Duck Pond
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Sachs got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Stickleback Utd Xl's Laurence Perryman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 7th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaxen Carreras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Stickleback Utd Xl getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Durval Castro hit a great ball. Kaxen Carreras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Holweck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Tod McCartney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute of the match, Rupert Longden tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tommy Kahn saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tod McCartney in the 37th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Laurence Perryman notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Germany getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Adrian Dreifuss hit a great ball. Laurence Perrymans short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Tommy Kahn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Laurence Perryman was the one to do the kick off. Frank Sachs in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kaxen Carreras, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 61 minutes, Tod McCartney managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stickleback Utd Xl's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tod McCartney was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 65 minutes, Laurence Perryman made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Germany's Tommy Kahn tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th minute Tod McCartney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tommy Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod McCartney, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurence Perryman in the 75th minute of play. After 77 minutes of play, Stickleback Utd Xl's Rupert Longden made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tommy Kahn was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the match, Rupert Longden notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Germany's Tommy Kahn. Tommy Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tommy Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tod McCartney in the 84th minute of the match. Tommy Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gary Pettifer's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute, Tod McCartney ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tommy Kahn was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. Frank Sachs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Kaxen Carreras made a huge save. 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. Stickleback Utd Xl fully deserved thier win.