Coniston
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rory Stratton started the match with the kick off. Leslie Pope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Stratton in the 3rd minute of play. Ben Cooke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rick Grandbois in the 5th minute of play. Leslie Pope showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rory Stratton, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Rory Stratton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Leslie Pope was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 11 minutes, Rodney Parsons mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NİNNAS and the Coniston players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, NİNNAS's Rodney Parsons got a free kick in the 11th minute. Leslie Pope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Marcus in the 13th minute of play. When Coniston's Graig Dunlap in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NİNNAS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 20th match minute, NİNNAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gil Fenton to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, NİNNAS's goal looked a bit too open when Graig Dunlap came free, but Ben Cooke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Graig Dunlap might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ben Cooke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Graig Dunlap ran back to his position shaking his head. Lyle Baldwin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Cooke having to interfere. Graig Dunlap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Cooke having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graig Dunlap in the 39th minute of play forced NİNNAS's goalkeeper Ben Cooke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NİNNAS's Ben Cooke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graig Dunlap in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Marcus in the 44th minute of play forced Coniston's goalkeeper Leslie Pope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ben Cooke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lyle Baldwin in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Graig Dunlap to make the kick off. Isaac Best charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac Best the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to NİNNAS getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Isaac Best hit a great ball. Lyle Baldwin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rory Stratton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Coniston fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! Leslie Pope took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Stratton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graig Dunlap in the 67th minute of play forced NİNNAS's goalkeeper Ben Cooke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyle Baldwin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Cooke having to interfere. In the 70th match minute, NİNNAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Jacob to maneuver through the defense. Ben Cooke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graig Dunlap in the 72nd minute of the match. A collision led to NİNNAS getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Rodney Parsons hit a great ball. Graig Dunlap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ben Cooke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Delbert Cisneros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filiberto Lachapelle was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 77th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 82nd minute, Graig Dunlap got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Coniston's goalkeeper Leslie Pope, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Lyle Baldwin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ben Cooke was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lyle Baldwin in the 94th minute of play forced NİNNAS's goalkeeper Ben Cooke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Coniston's Cary Mendoza got a free kick in the 95th minute. Filiberto Lachapelle, 96 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. NİNNAS's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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