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Buchanan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Barnes Slattery made the kick off and thus started the match. Russell Christian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Britton Shipp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Buchanan's goal looked a bit too open when Brendan Swan came free, but Britton Shipp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Britton Shipp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Russell Christian in the 16th minute of the match. Britton Shipp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Russell Christian, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. If Brendan Swan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Burns Price showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnes Slattery, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Britton Shipp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brendan Swan in the 29th minute of the match. If Belton Hopkins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 38th minute Barnes Slattery shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burns Price saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barnes Slattery struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Burns Price didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Buchanan. When Barnes Slattery fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buchanan's protests and gave Barnes Slattery a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Buchanan's Barnes Slattery got a free kick in the 40th minute. Brendan Swan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Britton Shipp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Russell Christian, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Brendan Swan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Belton Hopkins managed to get in a good position for a shot. Buchanan's supporters rose to their feet, but Belton Hopkins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Burns Price breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Belton Hopkins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Burns Price tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Anthony Samuels hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the match, Desarcas's Russell Christian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Britton Shipp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Russell Christian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Britton Shipp having to interfere. Brendan Swans short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Britton Shipp to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Russell Christian managed to get in a good position for a shot. Desarcas's supporters rose to their feet, but Russell Christian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Britton Shipp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Buchanan's Britton Shipp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Buchanan from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 77 in the game by Russell Christian from a close distance when the talented Britton Shipp managed to make a qualified save. Buchanan's players were relieved. Belton Hopkins might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Burns Price. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Belton Hopkins ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belton Hopkins in the 81st minute of play forced Desarcas's goalkeeper Burns Price to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Britton Shipp was a little too slow when Russell Christian got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Payton Boston got free with Britton Shipp in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 97th minute, one of Desarcas: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 Desarcas. The referee gave Buchanan a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Duke Quinane, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Desarcas's Burns Price. 2-1. Buchanan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Desarcas for a fine match.