League

Hell
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paul Armitage started the match with the kick off. Dave Adams's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fraser Philips read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Austen Floyd was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 7th minute. Grim Reapers's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Grim Reapers's Paul Armitage got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carl Hooker struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Fraser Philips didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for manchester united. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jools Flack during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Grim Reapers got a freekick which was hit by Jools Flack. In the 21st minute of the match Kevin Coulshaw sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fraser Philips skillfully saved the ball. Karl Strong took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fraser Philips. Grim Reapers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dave Adams received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Fraser Philips tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fraser Philips showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Hooker, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Ian Rowe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Tristram Jefferson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32ndth minute of the game Paul Armitage who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but manchester united's Tristram Jefferson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carl Hooker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dave Adams fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fraser Philips having to interfere. After 42 minutes of play, manchester united's Carl Hooker made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fraser Philips was left in no man's land by his defense there! Karl Strong kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, manchester united's goalkeeper Tristram Jefferson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian Rowe. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carl Hooker was the one to do the kick off. Jools Flack received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Tristram Jefferson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 53 minutes, Ian Rowe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grim Reapers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ian Rowe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th minute of the match, Carl Hooker tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fraser Philips saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Carl Hooker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fraser Philips tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Ian Rowe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tristram Jefferson. manchester united's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ian Rowe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Fraser Philips made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simon Kempson in the 69th minute. Fraser Philips made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dave Adams in the 72nd minute. Fraser Philips stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carl Hooker's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Grim Reapers's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Hooker came free, but Fraser Philips reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carl Hooker in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fraser Philips saved Grim Reapers from getting behind. Dave Adams sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd match minute, Grim Reapers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jools Flack to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Dave Adams made a precise shot to the right of Fraser Philips. Grim Reapers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Carl Hooker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fraser Philips was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Fraser Philips stood somewhat misplaced when Carl Hooker came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 89 minute. When the match was over manchester united could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Grim Reapers throughout the match.