League

Longridge Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gus Weir started the match with the kick off. Gus Weir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Bullard having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Michael Turk notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Longridge AFC's Tim Bullard. Tim Bullard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Real Chelsea's Gus Weir in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Longridge AFC's goalie prevented a goal. 10 minutes into the game, Timothy Thorne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tim Bullard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Gus Weir sped through Longridge AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tim Bullard. Tim Bullard didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Malcolm Adcock went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. After 34th play minutes Gus Weir shot 0-8, a short shot which went by Tim Bullard and just under the crossbar into goal. Gus Weir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Tim Bullard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Real Chelsea fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Real Chelsea's Gus Weir looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 45 minutes into the match, Longridge AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Gus Weir came free, but Tim Bullard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gus Weir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Bullard was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-9 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Franz Holmes to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Longridge AFC's goalkeeper Tim Bullard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gus Weir. After having played for 57 minutes, Timothy Thorne managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Chelsea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timothy Thorne was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Gus Weir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tim Bullard was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Gus Weir had several of the Longridge AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 59 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-10 score and a disappointed Tim Bullard as he didn't even see the shot coming. Gus Weir's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Tim Bullard skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tim Bullard was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kelvin Oldham showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 71 minute of play. Tyler Tolley who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Tim Bullard when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 77th minute, Timothy Thorne 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loyd Holyfield during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Stu Bullock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tyler Tolley in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tim Bullard saved Longridge AFC from getting behind. After 82 minutes, Camron Commons mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Longridge AFC and the Real Chelsea players grew even worse after the yellow card. Camron Commons hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Real Chelsea made a substitution. Barney Yeo replaced Malcolm Adcock. Tim Bullard stood somewhat misplaced when Tyler Tolley came free in front of goal and shot 0-14 to the left of him in the 86 minute. If Tyler Tolley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Real Chelsea played a much better game than Longridge AFC and deserved their victory. The Longridge AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.