League

Sandown
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 0) Brighton & Hove Albion FC's Verne Cambridge 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. In the 6th minute Joel Granger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sly Furlong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shane Dowrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Miles Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sly Furlong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Verne Cambridge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miles Leslie made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Seb Ashworth sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Verne Cambridge in the 18th minute of play forced Sandown United's goalkeeper Sly Furlong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Verne Cambridge managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brighton & Hove Albion FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Verne Cambridge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sly Furlong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Shane Dowrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miles Leslie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Brighton & Hove Albion FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benji Spacey to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Brighton & Hove Albion FC's Benji Spacey got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute of the match Blair Winship shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Miles Leslie showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Sandown United booed when Brighton & Hove Albion FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joey Rawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sly Furlong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Verne Cambridge's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shane Dowrick in the 36th minute of play forced Brighton & Hove Albion FC's goalkeeper Miles Leslie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Brighton & Hove Albion FC's Rodd Bowler tried to score from far away in the 48th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shane Dowrick stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Sandown United booed when Brighton & Hove Albion FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joey Rawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 58 minutes, Verne Cambridge mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brighton & Hove Albion FC and the Sandown United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Verne Cambridge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benji Spacey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Sly Furlong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Sandown United booed when Brighton & Hove Albion FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joey Rawson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lance Hislop charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lance Hislop the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lance Hislop kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, Sandown United's Sly Furlong got control of the ball when Joel Granger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joel Granger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Verne Cambridge in the 82nd minute of play forced Sandown United's goalkeeper Sly Furlong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Verne Cambridge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Sly Furlong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sandown United's goalkeeper Sly Furlong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Verne Cambridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sly Furlong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Verne Cambridge was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 97th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.