League

Blenheim
Spectators: 6776 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bern Dowling took the kick off in the first half of the match. Michael Nelson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darrell Conlin having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Blenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Nelson came free, but Darrell Conlin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raymond Gilding fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darrell Conlin having to interfere. In the 20thth minute of the game Michael Nelson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blenheim's Darrell Conlin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Michael Nelson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Darrell Conlin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darrell Conlin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Nelson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Raymond Gilding had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darrell Conlin. Blenheim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raymond Gilding was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Darrell Conlin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michael Nelson went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Raymond Gilding sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raymond Gilding 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. The audience was convinced that Michael Nelson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darrell Conlin was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Nicholas Greenan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luck Conlin went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michael Nelson to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Blenheim's goalkeeper Darrell Conlin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Casper Gledden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Nelson in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darrell Conlin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute, Bern Dowling ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicholas Greenan was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Michael Nelson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Noorlah's supporters rose to their feet, but Michael Nelson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darrell Conlin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Darrell Conlin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Nelson in the 68th minute of the match. Blenheim's Darrell Conlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Nelson in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Blenheim's Rudy Maunsell got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After having played for 74 minutes, Michael Nelson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Noorlah's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Nelson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Blenheim's zone, Raymond Gilding stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darrell Conlin came out of the goal and Raymond Gilding tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joseph Brennand charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joseph Brennand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joseph Brennand kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. With his leg Darrell Conlin managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Noorlah's Raymond Gilding fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Bern Dowling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bern Dowling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicholas Greenan having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Raymond Gilding managed to get in a good position for a shot. Noorlah's supporters rose to their feet, but Raymond Gilding was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Darrell Conlin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Blenheim's goalkeeper Darrell Conlin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raymond Gilding. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blenheim's goalkeeper Darrell Conlin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michael Nelson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rudy Maunsell hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Despite being the better team, Noorlah failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.