League

Verona
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Martin Britton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes, Benjamin Shearer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chipman and the Verona players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Chipman getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Benjamin Shearer hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Britton in the 7th minute of play forced Chipman's goalkeeper Paris Desilets to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Verona's Pablo Loyd got a free kick in the 12th minute. If Benjamin Shearer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Herbert Salinas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Stanton Beard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute Martin Britton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paris Desilets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes, Chipman's Leonard McCracken shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stanton Beard came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Chipman reached it. With a little luck, Chipman's Paris Desilets got control of the ball when Kent Rush tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute, Martin Britton reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paris Desilets. The goal made the score 1-0. If Benjamin Shearer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herbert Salinas to make the kick off. When Lyle Tate fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chipman's protests and gave Lyle Tate a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Chipman's Lyle Tate got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Herbert Salinas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stanton Beard having to interfere. Stanton Beard had great luck who in the 59thth minute grab hold of the ball when Herbert Salinas from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Eric Blevins took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paris Desilets. Chipman's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Chipman's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Rush came free, but Paris Desilets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Shearer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Stanton Beard made a huge save. When Verona's Kent Rush in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chipman's goalie prevented a goal. If Herbert Salinas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the match, Chipman's Benjamin Shearer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanton Beard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Herbert Salinas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.