League

The Brickhouse
Spectators: 8588 (Terracing: 6442, Seating: 1975, VIP seats: 171) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lance Luke got the match started through his kick off. Keepzilla FC's Paulino Igrejas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neil Logan in the 4th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lance Luke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dragoş Gafița was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Neil Logan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulino Igrejas having to interfere. Keepzilla FC's attentive Severino Chagavia managed to snatch the ball when Philip Borrowdale made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. After recieving a nice pass, Brickhouse FC's Terry Barfield tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Paulino Igrejas made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Liam Appleton sent off a good shot on target. After 24 played minutes Keepzilla FC got a freekick which was hit by Lance Luke. 28 minutes into the match, Brickhouse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lance Luke came free, but Dragoş Gafița reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulino Igrejas had great luck who in the 30thth minute grab hold of the ball when Neil Logan from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lance Luke in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dragoş Gafița saved Brickhouse FC from getting behind. If Lance Luke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 37 minutes on the clock, Kalvin Phillips commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Lance Luke did an outstanding performance 40 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-1 to the right of an irritated Dragoş Gafița in the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Liam Appleton kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulino Igrejas. That made the score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. In the 47th minute, Damien Reid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Liam Appleton was the one to do the kick off. Bernardo Brun kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam Appleton in the 53rd minute of play forced Keepzilla FC's goalkeeper Paulino Igrejas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Keepzilla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Liam Appleton came free, but Paulino Igrejas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute, Liam Appleton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brickhouse FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. A sloppy throw-in by Philip Borrowdale in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Keepzilla FC's Severino Chagavia. If Lance Luke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brickhouse FC's goalkeeper Dragoş Gafița, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Steven Timiney hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Brickhouse FC's Philip Borrowdale got a free kick in the 71st minute. Philip Borrowdale's late challenge caught a Keepzilla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Philip Borrowdale helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Brickhouse FC's Philip Borrowdale got a free kick in the 76th minute. Brickhouse FC's Dragoş Gafița proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Brickhouse FC from getting a goal against them. Keepzilla FC's Lance Luke got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juliusz Ziombkowski hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A collision led to Keepzilla FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Bernardo Brun hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see Brickhouse FC's Terry Barfield in action when he in the 89th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Lance Luke struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Dragoş Gafița didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Keepzilla FC. 96 minutes into the game, Brickhouse FC's Liam Appleton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulino Igrejas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Brickhouse FC had won after a very even match.