League

PIPON stadium
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cesar Key made the kick off which started today's match. Andy Hurley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Avery Nicholson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 10 minutes, Zane Grimes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0 and the Kickin Balls players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0 got a freekick which was hit by Zane Grimes. Lewis Sherwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Bennett having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Lewis Sherwood 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. After a defensive mix-up in Kickin Balls's zone, Wes Jarrett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Avery Nicholson came out of the goal and Wes Jarrett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute, Andy Hurley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 37 minutes into the game, Lewis Sherwood was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kickin Balls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0 the free kick. With a little luck, Kickin Balls's Avery Nicholson got control of the ball when Andy Hurley tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Andy Hurley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andy Hurley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wes Jarrett stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Kickin Balls's Raul William got a free kick in the 51st minute. Avery Nicholson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Hurley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard and well directed shot from Dan Wilhelm led 55 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Kickin Balls's Avery Nicholson became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 3-0. Andy Hurley struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Avery Nicholson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0. Avery Nicholson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Hurley in the 60th minute of the match. Francis Engle charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francis Engle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Francis Engle hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Key in the 66th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0's goalkeeper Emanuel Bennett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cesar Key fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Bennett having to interfere. When Francis Engle was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesar Key in the 70th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0's goalkeeper Emanuel Bennett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0's goalkeeper Emanuel Bennett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lewis Sherwood. In the 74th minute, Zane Grimes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 85 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0's goalkeeper Emanuel Bennett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lewis Sherwood. If Cesar Key had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Lewis Sherwood left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kickin Balls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lewis Sherwood got free with Emanuel Bennett in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. C. A. Pipon Pipon 2.0 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Kickin Balls for a fine match.