League

Hillsborough
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Abe Bellamy started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Pennington's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quinton Sewell was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Donald Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abe Bellamy in the 7th minute of play. Jack Cabourne hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, Hillsborough's goal looked a bit too open when Del Carrington came free, but Donald Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Jack Cabourne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Del Carrington 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. Jack Costello in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Quinton Sewell, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Jack Costello managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hillsborough's supporters rose to their feet, but Jack Costello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Quinton Sewell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 29 minutes into the match, Alden's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Pennington came free, but Quinton Sewell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Troy Smiley put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alden fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for Hillsborough. Sebastian Pennington stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Quinton Sewell. 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Sebastian Pennington made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Pennington in the 51st minute of play forced Alden's goalkeeper Quinton Sewell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jimmy Yeats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd match minute, Hillsborough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Cabourne to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Kurtis Ellis in the 64th minute really tested Donald Kennedy'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. Lloyd Arredondo charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lloyd Arredondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hillsborough getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Lloyd Arredondo hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Del Carrington ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donald Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. If Sebastian Pennington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Pennington's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quinton Sewell was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Del Carrington's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Donald Kennedy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 81st match minute, Hillsborough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Cabourne to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, Alden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurtis Ellis to maneuver through the defense. Sebastian Pennington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quinton Sewell having to interfere. If Jimmy Yeats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Quinton Sewell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Pennington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quinton Sewell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Pennington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 97 played minutes Alden got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Dobbs. For all the effort they put into the match, the Alden players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Hillsborough.