League

Trayning Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nichol Cowdell took the kick off in the first half of the match. Phillip Maddern recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Phillip Maddern had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bray Rishton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bray Rishton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Red Bull London's Phillip Maddern in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trayning's goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute, Brown Oshea made a precise shot to the right of Mark Belford. Red Bull London's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Gregg Giddey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phillip Maddern, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trayning's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bickford Bohn was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Bull London's players had a chance to rest. Brown Oshea kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Trayning's goal looked a bit too open when Bickford Bohn came free, but Gregg Giddey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Brown Oshea 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 was convinced that Bray Rishton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gregg Giddey was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Mark Belford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichol Cowdell in the 36th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Trayning's zone, Phillip Maddern stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregg Giddey came out of the goal and Phillip Maddern tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bray Rishton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Trayning defense, Phillip Maddern kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregg Giddey. The Trayning fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregg Giddey should have stopped the shot.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bray Rishton to strike the kick off in the second half. Bray Rishton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Gregg Giddey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nichol Cowdell might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mark Belford. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nichol Cowdell ran back to his position shaking his head. Bickford Bohn charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bickford Bohn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Red Bull London getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Bickford Bohn hit a great ball. Brown Oshea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Belford having to interfere. Phillip Maddern kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull London's zone, Nichol Cowdell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mark Belford came out of the goal and Nichol Cowdell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nichol Cowdell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phillip Maddern in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gregg Giddey, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Phillip Maddern sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Red Bull London could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Trayning throughout the match.