League

Withington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karl Bromley kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, TROYA CF's Spyros Vlassiadis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ralf Osborn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ralf Osborn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedykt Pilarski in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute Spyros Vlassiadis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralf Osborn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dan Rider kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the game, TROYA CF's Norman Butler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ralf Osborn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the Withington United defense, Benedykt Pilarski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralf Osborn. The Withington United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralf Osborn should have stopped the shot. In the 17th match minute, TROYA CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spyros Vlassiadis to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Nono Esperta notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Withington United's Ralf Osborn. Ralf Osborn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 24 minutes into the game, TROYA CF's Spyros Vlassiadis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ralf Osborn made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 32 minutes into the match, TROYA CF's goalkeeper Henry Nash had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl Bromley. After some careless play in the Withington United defense, Benedykt Pilarski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralf Osborn. The Withington United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralf Osborn should have stopped the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Withington United's goal looked a bit too open when Benedykt Pilarski came free, but Ralf Osborn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Benedykt Pilarski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ralf Osborn. Withington United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedykt Pilarski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

Ralf Osborn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benedykt Pilarski went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Withington United's Ralf Osborn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norman Butler in the 57th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Benedykt Pilarski took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Ralf Osborn to make any attempt to save it. In the 62nd minute, Zak Deveraux got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 63rd minute, Benedykt Pilarski made a precise shot to the right of Ralf Osborn. Withington United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Norman Butler might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ralf Osborn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Norman Butler ran back to his position shaking his head. Ralf Osborn was a little too slow when Norman Butler got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-10. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zak Deveraux during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute, Zak Deveraux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In a very dangerous position, a player in TROYA CF fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Withington United. Karl Bromley stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Henry Nash. 1-10. In the 79th minute, Matthew Wall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ralf Osborn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norman Butler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Aaron Bassett fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Withington United's protests and gave Aaron Bassett a yellow card for diving instead. If Nono Esperta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes in the game, Nono Esperta fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ralf Osborn having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Bill Almond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zak Deveraux was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 98th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The Withington United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TROYA CF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.