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Match Report
Abilene FC
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Abilene FC's Jack Costello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Malcolm Li made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 9th minute, Jack Costello made a precise shot to the right of Malcolm Li. Blasdell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 13 minutes into the game, Jack Costello cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Malcolm Li was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Abilene FC booed when Blasdell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Malloy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laurence Payton hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Blasdell fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! In the 22nd minute there was a penalty for Abilene FC. Sebastian Pennington stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Malcolm Li. 4-0. In the 25th match minute, Abilene FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garret Hanson to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute Emanuel Malloy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Blasdell's Malcolm Li proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Blasdell from getting a goal against them. In the 34th minute Norbert Finney shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Payton in the 35th minute of play forced Abilene FC's goalkeeper Donald Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Blasdell's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Pennington came free, but Malcolm Li reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
Sebastian Pennington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Malcolm Li tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luciano Ramirez fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blasdell's protests and gave Luciano Ramirez a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Blasdell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Ramirez to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Pennington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malcolm Li having to interfere. Malcolm Li didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jack Costello went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Laurence Payton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Donald Kennedy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donald Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laurence Payton's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 79th minute, Laurence Payton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blasdell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. The Abilene FC fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Abilene FC's Jack Costello looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 86 minutes, Jack Cabourne mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Abilene FC and the Blasdell players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jack Cabourne hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Blasdell's Laurence Payton got a free kick in the 89th minute.
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