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Stapylton Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arne Cookesley took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cullen Whitmore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arne Cookesley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4th play minute Jacobs Burton came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Cullen Whitmore. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Arne Cookesley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cullen Whitmore was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Tobie Wadley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassidy Rear, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobs Burton's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cullen Whitmore firmly grabbed it by the left post. Stapylton's Tobie Wadley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nichol Wenham in the 21st minute of play. Darrell Tupman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Stapylton's zone, Cassidy Rear stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobie Wadley came out of the goal and Cassidy Rear tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tobie Wadley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichol Wenham in the 25th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Abbott Yard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stapylton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Idelwilds the free kick. Benson Sobezak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tobie Wadley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brand Kile's late challenge caught a Idelwilds's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brand Kile helped the player get up and apologised. After 29 played minutes Stapylton got a freekick which was hit by Brand Kile. Nichol Wenham struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Tobie Wadley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Idelwilds. Larkins Hunn hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Nichol Wenham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Carlisle Hart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cassidy Rear sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darrell Tupman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Tobie Wadley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antonio Dearn kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Carlisle Hart took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tobie Wadley. Tobie Wadley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nichol Wenham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Arne Cookesley came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Stapylton fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arne Cookesley couldn't finish the play. Idelwilds's Cullen Whitmore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dakota Voller in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Stapylton's Antonio Dearn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cullen Whitmore made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 64 minutes into the match, Arne Cookesley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cullen Whitmore. Idelwilds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Cookesley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Cookesley in the 73rd minute of play forced Idelwilds's goalkeeper Cullen Whitmore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassidy Rear's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobie Wadley read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Tobie Wadley was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Nichol Wenham capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nichol Wenham really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. 84 minutes into the game, Benson Sobezak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Idelwilds's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stapylton the free kick. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 6-2 when Arne Cookesley sped through Idelwilds's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cullen Whitmore. 91 minutes into the match, Arne Cookesley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cullen Whitmore. Idelwilds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arne Cookesley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, Stapylton could leave the field as winners, despite Idelwilds having more of the ball for most of the match.