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Sleepy Hollow
Spectators: 8084 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Claudio Antonangeli started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudio Antonangeli got free with Duncan La Forte in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 7th minute of the game was made by Theo Winstanley with Charles-Emmanuel Chalon as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Claudio Antonangeli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Duncan La Forte made a huge save. Claudio Antonangeli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Duncan La Forte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 15 minutes, Piers Lampard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porters Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Piers Lampard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17th minute, Claudio Antonangeli 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. Claudio Antonangeli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duncan La Forte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Hacı 林义亦 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Theo Winstanley, made in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 23rd minute Claudio Antonangeli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duncan La Forte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Antonangeli might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Duncan La Forte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudio Antonangeli ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to The Handsome Wizards UTD getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hacı 林义亦 hit a great ball. Theo Winstanley took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marcial Cisquella. The Handsome Wizards UTD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Porters Fc were furious when Theo Elwick was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 35 minutes into the game, one of Porters Fc:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 40 minutes into the game, Claudio Antonangeli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Duncan La Forte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Grant Groves scored 3-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duncan La Forte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th minute, Grant Groves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Handsome Wizards UTD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denzil Verity was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Porters Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Theo Winstanley to maneuver through the defense. Duncan La Forte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Antonangeli in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute of the match The Handsome Wizards UTD got a corner. Porters Fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frederico Passos ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 54th minute, Grant Groves made a precise shot to the right of Duncan La Forte. Porters Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. After having played for 58 minutes, Grant Groves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Handsome Wizards UTD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grant Groves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Theo Winstanley threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Handsome Wizards UTD's Hacı 林义亦 quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Grant Groves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Piers Lampard kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Porters Fc's Duncan La Forte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Antonangeli in the 64th minute of play. Duncan La Forte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Antonangeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudio Antonangeli in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duncan La Forte saved Porters Fc from getting behind. If Claudio Antonangeli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in The Handsome Wizards UTD's zone, Denzil Verity stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcial Cisquella came out of the goal and Denzil Verity tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Duncan La Forte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Antonangeli, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes into the game, Piers Lampard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porters Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Handsome Wizards UTD the free kick. In the 75th minute, Piers Lampard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute Charles-Emmanuel Chalon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Cisquella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82ndth minute of the game Claudio Antonangeli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Porters Fc's Duncan La Forte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Duncan La Forte came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by The Handsome Wizards UTD's Claudio Antonangeli. But to his dismay, Claudio Antonangeli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. After a defensive mix-up in Porters Fc's zone, Grant Groves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duncan La Forte came out of the goal and Grant Groves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Claudio Antonangeli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes into the match, Porters Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Antonangeli came free, but Duncan La Forte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Porters Fc players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Handsome Wizards UTD.