League

Amsterdam Arena
Spectators: 8504 (Terracing: 6378, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Wesley Crawshaw started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jerome Lofthouse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaz Morley having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Rufus Holland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chaz Morley was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. If Wesley Crawshaw had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rufus Holland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaz Morley having to interfere. Chaz Morley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brian Hutchinson went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Micheal Newby could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Jonathan Winterbottom made a huge save. Jonathan Winterbottom was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wesley Crawshaw showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. Ted Parkin kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Wesley Crawshaw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Jonathan Winterbottom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brian Hutchinson to make the kick off. Adrian McCormick charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian McCormick the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute Brian Hutchinson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaz Morley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Isle Of Dogs FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Crawshaw came free, but Jonathan Winterbottom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Wesley Crawshaw 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. 69 minutes into the match, Brian Hutchinson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Chaz Morley, 1-2. 72 minutes into the game, Wesley Crawshaw cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Jonathan Winterbottom was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 78 minutes, Blair Meehan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Isle Of Dogs FC and the Associazione Calcio Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Wesley Crawshaw fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Winterbottom having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Associazione Calcio Milan's Ted Parkin got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.