League

Marakana
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Burns Ashwin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anthony Kinnaird kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Doyle Hemsley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute, Berne Pinhey ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Martin Chant was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doyle Hemsley in the 12th minute of play forced C. Zvezda's goalkeeper Jonty Freel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Doyle Hemsley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonty Freel was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. The supporters of C. Zvezda booed when Portagabra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjorn Sparrow didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burns Ashwin in the 25th minute of play forced C. Zvezda's goalkeeper Jonty Freel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Howarth in the 27th minute of play forced Portagabra's goalkeeper Martin Chant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Henry Howarth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paz Awage got free with Martin Chant in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Martin Chant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Howarth in the 37th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Braedan Mcneven during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of C. Zvezda booed when Portagabra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braedan Mcneven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Berne Pinhey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Chant having to interfere. Doyle Hemsley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Jonty Freel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

C. Zvezda's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nelson Burmeister in the 54th minute. The corner led C. Zvezda's Nelson Burmeister to fire away a dangerous shot which Martin Chant despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 60th minute, Brooker Jackson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Nelson Burmeister got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Berne Pinhey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Martin Chant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Braedan Mcneven got his second yellow card in the match during the 66th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 66th minute, Braedan Mcneven hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, C. Zvezda's Nelson Burmeister broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Jonty Freel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doyle Hemsley in the 70th minute. After a rather tough play, C. Zvezda's Lucas Kuskoff got a free kick in the 70th minute. Doyle Hemsley's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jonty Freel firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 80th minute, one of Portagabra: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 Portagabra. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for C. Zvezda. Nelson Burmeister stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Martin Chant. 2-0. After 97 minutes, Raleigh Rear mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portagabra and the C. Zvezda players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 97th minute, Raleigh Rear hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. C. Zvezda had played much better football throughout.