League

Hisoka Arena
Spectators: 9385 (Terracing: 7041, Seating: 2158, VIP seats: 186) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dinny McPhil got the match started through his kick off. Aaron Holt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pearse McWilliam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 0-1 became the score in the 10th minute when Pearse McWilliam elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Joker the Hunter's goalkeeper Aaron Holt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pearse McWilliam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 16th minute, Pearse McWilliam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aaron Holt was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Barhart Costello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joker the Hunter's Aaron Holt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hewney Kirby in the 24th minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Barhart Costello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Aaron Holt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 35 played minutes St. James Gate F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Barhart Costello. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Baran Caffey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Joker the Hunter's supporters rose to their feet, but Baran Caffey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brigid Rutherford breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Pearse McWilliam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The St. James Gate F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Aaron Holt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barhart Costello in the 40th minute of play. Aaron Holt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pearse McWilliam in the 41st minute of play. Hewney Kirby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Aaron Holt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pearse McWilliam made a kick off. When Rory McLiam fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Joker the Hunter's protests and gave Rory McLiam a yellow card for diving instead. 51 minutes into the match, Joker the Hunter's goal looked a bit too open when Barhart Costello came free, but Aaron Holt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to St. James Gate F.C. getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Egan McLaughlin hit a great ball. Joker the Hunter's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Barhart Costello scored to the left of an out of position Aaron Holt, making the score, 0-6. In the 62nd minute, Beagan McLian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Pearse McWilliam took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Aaron Holt to make any attempt to save it. Aaron Holt didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when St. James Gate F.C.'s Barhart Costello shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-9 in the ordered_time% minute. After 75 minutes of play, St. James Gate F.C.'s Pearse McWilliam made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aaron Holt was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Joker the Hunter's zone, Pearse McWilliam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Holt came out of the goal and Pearse McWilliam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barhart Costello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Holt having to interfere. Aaron Holt was a little too slow when Barhart Costello got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-11.