League

Monmouth
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6001, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michael Crusher started the match with the kick off. Fred Reagan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Crusher in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Casey in the 15th minute of play forced Monmouth's goalkeeper Alex Westbrook to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Zachary Herndon notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Monmouth's Alex Westbrook. Alex Westbrook was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alex Westbrook took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Casey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Monmouth's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Casey came free, but Alex Westbrook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Michael Crusher fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fred Reagan, passed just outside the right post. After 34 minutes, Michael Crusher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monmouth and the Excelsior players grew even worse after the yellow card. Michael Crusher hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Excelsior's Logan Newsome nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Westbrook made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Monmouth's Alex Westbrook played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Casey in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mike Casey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alex Westbrook made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mike Casey in the 54th minute. A collision led to Monmouth getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Darryl Sinclair hit a great ball. The supporters of Excelsior booed when Monmouth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garret Dodson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alex Westbrook didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 59th minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. After 62 minutes, Alistair Calcagnini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Excelsior and the Monmouth players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Excelsior got a freekick which was hit by Alistair Calcagnini. Alex Westbrook was a little too slow when Logan Newsome got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-6. Mike Casey succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-7. A collision led to Monmouth getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Darryl Sinclair hit a great ball. Monmouth's Alex Westbrook proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Monmouth from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, Monmouth's goal looked a bit too open when Zachary Herndon came free, but Alex Westbrook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Casey in the 80th minute of play forced Monmouth's goalkeeper Alex Westbrook to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Weldon Wells kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Alex Westbrook made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Zachary Herndon sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Monmouth's Alex Westbrook got control of the ball when Mike Casey tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute, Zachary Herndon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Westbrook was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. 90 minutes in the game Werner Vickers did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Michael Crusher. Michael Crusher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fred Reagan having to interfere. Mike Casey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Excelsior booed when Monmouth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garret Dodson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Excelsior could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Monmouth throughout the match.