England Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kyle Cox made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, England was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micah Macdonald to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Davenport, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Gloucester City AFC's goalkeeper Jake Bridgewater had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micah Macdonald. Gloucester City AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Issac Dawson scored to the left of an out of position Jake Bridgewater, making the score, 1-0. In the 23rd minute David Davenport shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes of play, Gloucester City AFC's David Davenport made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khalid Kennedy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jake Bridgewater was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Kyle Cox capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kyle Cox really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 39th minute, Gloucester City AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kyle Cox fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Jake Bridgewater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Davenport in the 44th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute David Davenport shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Davenport was the one to do the kick off. Jake Bridgewater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Micah Macdonald in the 51st minute of play. After having played for 53 minutes, Issac Dawson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Issac Dawson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jake Bridgewater came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Kyle Cox. But to his dismay, Kyle Cox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. 58 minutes into the match, Micah Macdonald had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jake Bridgewater. Gloucester City AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Micah Macdonald was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Jake Bridgewater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Gallagher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micah Macdonald received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jake Bridgewater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Gloucester City AFC defense, Issac Dawson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jake Bridgewater. The Gloucester City AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jake Bridgewater should have stopped the shot. Jake Bridgewater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Francis Holt fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Khalid Kennedy, passed just outside the right post. 86 minutes into the game, Kyle Cox cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-1. Jake Bridgewater was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jake Bridgewater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Caelan Hayes made a precise shot to the right of Jake Bridgewater. Gloucester City AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-1. 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. England fully deserved thier win.
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