League

Barking Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Leroy Bensley started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute Leroy Bensley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Russell Walsh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leroy Bensley received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Russell Walsh came out and tried to block the shot, but Leroy Bensley slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. After having played for 23 minutes, Bradley Carlick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bradley Carlick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bradley Carlick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leroy Bensley was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Leroy Bensley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Porto's Bradley Carlick nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Russell Walsh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Lennie Skinner hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Leroy Bensley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Russell Walsh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th match minute, El 12 fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennie Skinner to maneuver through the defense. Russell Walsh made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Bradley Carlick sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Lennie Skinner made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Bradley Carlick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Russell Walsh was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. Russell Walsh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bradley Carlick in the 55th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Bradley Carlick made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. El 12 fc's Russell Walsh tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Russell Walsh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bradley Carlick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Russell Walsh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leroy Bensley in the 65th minute of the match. Leroy Bensley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Russell Walsh having to interfere. Russell Walsh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bradley Carlick went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Russell Walsh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leroy Bensley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bradley Carlick in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Russell Walsh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Bradley Carlick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Porto's supporters rose to their feet, but Bradley Carlick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Russell Walsh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Porto's Curtis Collingwood got control of the ball when Lennie Skinner tried to sneak it across the goal line. Russell Walsh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bradley Carlick in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Leroy Bensley 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. Leroy Bensley might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Russell Walsh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leroy Bensley ran back to his position shaking his head. Bradley Carlick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Russell Walsh having to interfere. Russell Walsh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leroy Bensley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Porto had played much better football throughout.