League

Stanford Bridge
Spectators: 5012 (Terracing: 4004, Seating: 1004, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nathan Bush started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Mbenghis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Dothery to maneuver through the defense. Donald Calder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iain Hutchings in the 5th minute of play. When Binsted's Freddy Martindale in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mbenghis's goalie prevented a goal. When Antony Dothery fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mbenghis's protests and gave Antony Dothery a yellow card for diving instead. Antony Dothery hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The supporters of Binsted booed when Mbenghis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Philpott didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Binsted's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Bush came free, but Kurt Hargreaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Binsted's goalkeeper Kurt Hargreaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antony Dothery. Mbenghis's Donald Calder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dom Kirkpatrick in the 26th minute of play. Binsted's Iain Hutchings got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kurt Hargreaves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antony Dothery went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 33rd match minute, Mbenghis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tristram Tynan to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antony Dothery got free with Kurt Hargreaves in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kurt Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Bush in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Binsted booed when Mbenghis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Philpott didn't get a good kick on the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iain Hutchings to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dom Kirkpatrick got free with Donald Calder in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kurt Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathan Bush in the 53rd minute of the match. Donald Calder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddy Martindale, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. A collision led to Mbenghis getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tristram Tynan hit a great ball. After 58 played minutes, Binsted's Jeff Pye-Finch shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donald Calder came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Binsted reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony Dothery in the 64th minute of play forced Binsted's goalkeeper Kurt Hargreaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mbenghis's Donald Calder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iain Hutchings in the 67th minute of play. Kurt Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graeme Patterson in the 72nd minute of the match. Kurt Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antony Dothery in the 74th minute of the match. If Graeme Patterson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donald Calder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iain Hutchings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Hargreaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antony Dothery in the 92nd minute of play. Kurt Hargreaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathan Bush in the 94th minute of play. Binsted's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.