League

The Rat Cage
Spectators: 7375 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Freddy Porter started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the match, Casey Warrender had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Moyse. Hojen Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Casey Warrender was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Ratpool FC's Fitz Banks got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casey Warrender fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Moyse having to interfere. Carlton Hitchcock's late challenge caught a Hojen Rovers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlton Hitchcock helped the player get up and apologised. 26 minutes into the game, one of Ratpool FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Hojen Rovers a penalty, 28 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alastair Pascoe, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ratpool FC's Ruben Hubbard. 2-1. Hojen Rovers's Samuel Moyse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Hojen Rovers from getting a goal against them. Samuel Moyse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fitz Banks in the 42nd minute of play.

52 minutes into the match, Hojen Rovers's Freddy Porter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Hubbard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Hojen Rovers's Andre Groves got a free kick in the 54th minute. Fitz Banks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damien Whitman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Alastair Pascoe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casey Warrender in the 66th minute of play forced Hojen Rovers's goalkeeper Samuel Moyse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fitz Banks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, Hojen Rovers's Freddy Porter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Hubbard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Ratpool FC's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Porter came free, but Ruben Hubbard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Freddy Porter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Hubbard having to interfere. 2-2 became the score in the 81st minute when Freddy Porter elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Damien Whitman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fitz Banks in the 87th minute of play forced Hojen Rovers's goalkeeper Samuel Moyse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hojen Rovers's goalkeeper Samuel Moyse, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Damien Whitman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Ruben Hubbard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.