League

Smisby Park
Spectators: 5700 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1150, VIP seats: 50) Beijing guan f.C's Gareth Delamore 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. Marmite fc's Denny Bilton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Marmite fc from getting a goal against them. Gareth Delamore who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Denny Bilton when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gareth Delamore who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Denny Bilton when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Denny Bilton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denzil Pearch in the 16th minute of the match. With a little luck, Marmite fc's Denny Bilton got control of the ball when Gareth Delamore tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marmite fc's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Gareth Delamore scored to the left of an out of position Denny Bilton, making the score, 1-0. In the 24thth minute of the game Gareth Delamore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marmite fc's Denny Bilton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Beijing guan f.C's Barry Woodier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Basil Hind in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, one of Marmite fc:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Denny Bilton had in the 27thth minute some difficulties stopping Gareth Delamore's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Denny Bilton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gareth Delamore in the 30th minute of the match. Huey Simms fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denny Bilton having to interfere. Basil Hind recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Beijing guan f.C getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Louie Clemence hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gareth Delamore in the 40th minute of play forced Marmite fc's goalkeeper Denny Bilton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gareth Delamore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denny Bilton was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Denzil Pearch was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 43rd minute. Beijing guan f.C's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Basil Hind made a kick off. If Basil Hind had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Marmite fc's zone, Denzil Pearch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denny Bilton came out of the goal and Denzil Pearch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Marmite fc defense, Huey Simms kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denny Bilton. The Marmite fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denny Bilton should have stopped the shot. Denny Bilton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gareth Delamore's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Gareth Delamore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denny Bilton having to interfere. Denny Bilton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gareth Delamore in the 81st minute of the match. Beijing guan f.C's Denzil Pearch got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denzil Pearch in the 88th minute of play forced Marmite fc's goalkeeper Denny Bilton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denny Bilton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gareth Delamore's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute Huey Simms shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denny Bilton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Beijing guan f.C's Gareth Delamore in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marmite fc's goalie prevented a goal. In the 96th minute, Gareth Delamore 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. Beijing guan f.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Marmite fc for a fine match.