League

The Stadium of Light
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ray Trotter took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ray Trotter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Huey Harper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Day in the 6th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Fred Day left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rising Bridge AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Fred Day had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Fred Day had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The long shot by Denny Radcliffe in the 22nd minute really tested Trevor Archer's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Fred Day fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Huey Harper having to interfere. Patrick Shephard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Derek Foster was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Borussia Pink Floyd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rising Bridge AFC the free kick. 35 minutes into the game, one of Borussia Pink Floyd:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rod Chamberlain shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Patrick Shephard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ray Trotter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Patrick Shephard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Huey Harper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ray Trotter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trevor Archer was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. If Barrie Pollock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Huey Harper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Shephard in the 69th minute of play. When Fred Day came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Rising Bridge AFC 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 Fred Day couldn't finish the play. Trevor Archer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barrie Pollock, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 77th match minute, Borussia Pink Floyd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis Warden to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Rising Bridge AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Barrie Pollock came free, but Trevor Archer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rod Chamberlain took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Huey Harper. Borussia Pink Floyd's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fred Day sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Rising Bridge AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Borussia Pink Floyd throughout the match.