League

The Innocence
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 10) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dave Hayes during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Benfica's Dave Hayes got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Leigh Woolford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Ashton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeffrey Marchant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 minutes, Graeme Midson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BailesFC and the Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th minute, Graeme Midson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvester Bensley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Goodall in the 12th minute of the match. BailesFC's Silvester Bensley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seth Medlin in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Goodall in the 18th minute of play forced BailesFC's goalkeeper Silvester Bensley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeffrey Marchant struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Leigh Woolford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BailesFC. In the 29th minute, Ritchie Dunlop made a precise shot to the right of Silvester Bensley. BailesFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Benfica booed when BailesFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Austin Pinder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gwyn Beesley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th minute, Ash Margarson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvester Bensley was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 48 minutes into the game, Sam Richardson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BailesFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Benfica the free kick. In the 48th minute, Sam Richardson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcus Ashton to make the kick off. Silvester Bensley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ritchie Dunlop in the 52nd minute of the match. With a little luck, BailesFC's Silvester Bensley got control of the ball when Ash Margarson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute Adrian Goodall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvester Bensley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adrian Goodall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, BailesFC's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Goodall came free, but Silvester Bensley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gwyn Beesley lost his temper 69 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Seth Medlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Ash Margarson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ash Margarson in the 82nd minute of play forced BailesFC's goalkeeper Silvester Bensley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvester Bensley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Medlin in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind BailesFC's goalkeeper Silvester Bensley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvester Bensley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seth Medlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BailesFC's Silvester Bensley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seth Medlin in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, BailesFC's Jeffrey Marchant nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leigh Woolford made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Benfica were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing BailesFC to leave the ground with a draw.