League

Eden Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sam Mitchell-King started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Simeon Torpey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Folkestone City's Phil Knight couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for All-blacks. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Folkestone City's goalkeeper David Groves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dale Davis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. David Groves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dominic Constantine kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. A collision led to Folkestone City getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Tim Jump hit a great ball. Gerry Dennison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. David Groves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sam Mitchell-King sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gerry Dennison came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the All-blacks fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerry Dennison couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Folkestone City's David Groves got control of the ball when Simeon Torpey tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 41 minutes, Bradley Waller mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the All-blacks and the Folkestone City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes All-blacks got a freekick which was hit by Bradley Waller. Gerry Dennison recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Dominic Constantine got his second yellow card in the match during the 59th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Dominic Constantine hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. All-blacks's Jeremy Mortimer couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Folkestone City. 64 minutes into the match, Folkestone City's goal looked a bit too open when Gerry Dennison came free, but David Groves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All-blacks's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jeremy Mortimer in the 66th minute. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Folkestone City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jeremy Mortimer was slow to take the kick. During this time All-blacks's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Jeremy Mortimer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Folkestone City's David Groves did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Dale Davis managed to get in a good position for a shot. All-blacks's supporters rose to their feet, but Dale Davis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Groves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Folkestone City's goalkeeper David Groves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sam Mitchell-King kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. When Gerry Dennison came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the All-blacks fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerry Dennison couldn't finish the play. Dale Davis struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. David Groves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for All-blacks. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Gerry Dennison put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of David Groves. David Groves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerry Dennison went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the All-blacks players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.