League

Kevington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Farley's Nichol Kreck started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Randall Ziliotto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Crawford Bohn's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. When Bart Hayward fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kevington's protests and gave Bart Hayward a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Farley booed when Kevington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jordon Mackney didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Ray Maciver left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Farley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 12th minute, Nichol Kreck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roland Stanton was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 17th match minute, Kevington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eden Lowes to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Farley booed when Kevington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jordon Mackney didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 23 minutes, Nichol Kreck mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Farley and the Kevington players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Nichol Kreck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 25th minute by Benedict Jackson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Farley's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Crawford Bohn scored to the left of an out of position Randall Ziliotto, making the score, 1-2. After some careless play in the Kevington defense, Ray Maciver kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roland Stanton. The Kevington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roland Stanton should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Benedict Jackson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kevington's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedict Jackson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Randall Ziliotto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ray Maciver took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roland Stanton. Roland Stanton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. After a defensive mix-up in Farley's zone, Crawford Bohn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Randall Ziliotto came out of the goal and Crawford Bohn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th minute, Nichol Kreck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Farley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benedict Jackson to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Farley's goalkeeper Randall Ziliotto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Randall Ziliotto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedict Jackson in the 55th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nichol Kreck in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roland Stanton saved Kevington from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Drake Kirkham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Crawford Bohn in the 66th minute of play forced Farley's goalkeeper Randall Ziliotto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roland Stanton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichol Kreck in the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Farley's zone, Crawford Bohn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Randall Ziliotto came out of the goal and Crawford Bohn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Benedict Jackson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st match minute, Farley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nichol Kreck to maneuver through the defense. After 77 played minutes Kevington got a freekick which was hit by Neale Kiel. Roland Stanton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ray Maciver in the 82nd minute. Farley's Randall Ziliotto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Crawford Bohn in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kevington's Jordon Mackney got a free kick in the 88th minute. Kevington's Roland Stanton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Kevington from getting a goal against them. Chants of Farley echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Kevington had held the ball for most of the match.