League

The Park
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) West Buckland AFC's Niall Pryor started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Warriors's Quint Verlengia got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 8 minutes into the match, Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Niall Pryor came free, but Mick Thomson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Bobby Mortlock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Niall Pryor came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the West Buckland AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Niall Pryor couldn't finish the play. 36 minutes into the game, Piotr Malarczyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Warriors's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave West Buckland AFC the free kick. Piotr Malarczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. If Jools Button had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joe Bridgewater was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Leroy Easter. In the 45th minute, Andre Duke made a precise shot to the right of Mick Thomson. Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The Warriors players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. West Buckland AFC were winning 0-1.

In the 56th minute, Buster Browning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind West Buckland AFC's goalkeeper Joe Bridgewater, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leroy Easter charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leroy Easter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Leroy Easter made a precise shot to the right of Joe Bridgewater. West Buckland AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Leroy Easter took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joe Bridgewater. Joe Bridgewater dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Mick Thomson was a little too slow when Niall Pryor got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 2-2. Niall Pryor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Atalay Fidan notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of West Buckland AFC's Joe Bridgewater. Joe Bridgewater was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niall Pryor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mick Thomson having to interfere. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Warriors were victorious despite being under pressure from West Buckland AFC for much of the match.