League

Bowdon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Freddie Wilkerson started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Freddie Wilkerson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bowdon AFC's Ned Galloway was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ned Galloway made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickey Duffy in the 12th minute of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Andy Shepard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colquitt AFC's Randell Burnham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Terrell McDonald fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colquitt AFC's protests and gave Terrell McDonald a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes Colquitt AFC got a freekick which was hit by Terrell McDonald. With a little luck, Colquitt AFC's Randell Burnham got control of the ball when David Harden tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bowdon AFC's Andy Shepard got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ned Galloway showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickey Duffy in the 21st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bowdon AFC's zone, Freddie Wilkerson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ned Galloway came out of the goal and Freddie Wilkerson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Freddie Wilkerson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ned Galloway having to interfere. Joshua Osborn hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 29th minute Rickey Duffy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ned Galloway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Freddie Wilkerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ned Galloway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 32 minutes, Rickey Duffy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colquitt AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rickey Duffy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34thth minute of the game Odell Loomis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bowdon AFC's Ned Galloway was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 35th minute, Lazaro Noble hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freddie Wilkerson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ned Galloway having to interfere. Ned Galloway showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Freddie Wilkerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andy Shepard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Freddie Wilkerson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colquitt AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Freddie Wilkerson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ned Galloway breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Harden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Bowdon AFC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Parker Carlson hit a great ball. If Freddie Wilkerson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rickey Duffy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ned Galloway having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Rickey Duffy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colquitt AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rickey Duffy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ned Galloway breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ned Galloway made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rickey Duffy in the 72nd minute. Parker Carlson's late challenge caught a Colquitt AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Parker Carlson helped the player get up and apologised. Ned Galloway showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddie Wilkerson in the 75th minute of the match. Bowdon AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Freddie Wilkerson scored to the left of an out of position Ned Galloway, making the score, 0-1. After 88 played minutes Bowdon AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lazaro Noble. Rickey Duffy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Ned Galloway made a huge save. When the final whistle sounded Colquitt AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bowdon AFC.