League

Cooneel Park
Spectators: 5620 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 20) Cooneel's Kane Ashwin 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Byron Richard in the 6th minute of play forced Cooneel's goalkeeper Jayden Magrath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Byron Richard left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Amateurs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jayden Magrath showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Byron Richard in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Byron Richard made a precise shot to the right of Jayden Magrath. Cooneel's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Byron Richard in the 17th minute of play forced Cooneel's goalkeeper Jayden Magrath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jayden Magrath made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Bowman in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Aron Bowman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jayden Magrath saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Payne Dollymore left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Amateurs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a rather tough play, Cooneel's Abbott Rose got a free kick in the 28th minute. After having played for 29 minutes, Fabian Smoothy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Amateurs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabian Smoothy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 30thth minute of the game Aron Bowman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cooneel's Jayden Magrath was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Aron Bowman sped through Cooneel's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jayden Magrath. Jayden Magrath showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Bowman in the 34th minute of the match. Byron Richard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jayden Magrath having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aron Bowman made a kick off. Jayden Magrath made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aron Bowman in the 52nd minute of play. Byron Richard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jayden Magrath tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Bowman in the 59th minute of play forced Cooneel's goalkeeper Jayden Magrath to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aron Bowman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jayden Magrath tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aron Bowman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jayden Magrath having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Cooneel's goal looked a bit too open when Aron Bowman came free, but Jayden Magrath reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nichol Wittber kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Jayden Magrath successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A hard, long distance shot from Aron Bowman flew over the goal. In the 86th minute, Aron Bowman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Byron Richard struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Jayden Magrath didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Amateurs. The The Amateurs supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Amateurs would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.