League

Billericay
Spectators: 6786 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 0) Billericay's Josue Cabrera started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Old Clipstone's Rafael Espindola in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Billericay's goalie prevented a goal. When Rafael Espindola came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Old Clipstone fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafael Espindola couldn't finish the play. If Josue Cabrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronald Henriquez in the 14th minute of play forced Billericay's goalkeeper Libardo Rodriguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Billericay's Max Escalante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zelvin Mora narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zelvin Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josue Cabrera in the 20th minute of the match. Max Escalante could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Zelvin Mora made a huge save. In the 24th minute Rafael Espindola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Libardo Rodriguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Escalante got free with Zelvin Mora in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Josue Cabrera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zelvin Mora having to interfere. With his leg Zelvin Mora managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Billericay's Max Escalante fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Old Clipstone's Zelvin Mora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josue Cabrera in the 34th minute of play. Libardo Rodriguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Espindola in the 40th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Escalante got free with Zelvin Mora in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zelvin Mora made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Max Escalante sent off a good shot on target. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 56thth minute of the game Max Escalante who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old Clipstone's Zelvin Mora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Libardo Rodriguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronald Henriquez in the 59th minute of play. Ronald Henriquez might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Libardo Rodriguez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronald Henriquez ran back to his position shaking his head. Zelvin Mora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Max Escalante in the 74th minute of play. If Josue Cabrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zelvin Mora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josue Cabrera in the 78th minute of the match. Billericay's Rudy Giron pulled a muscle in his leg after 84 minutes and couldn't finish the game. In the 85th match minute, Old Clipstone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Suarez to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Billericay's goalkeeper Libardo Rodriguez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 91 minutes into the match, Old Clipstone's goal looked a bit too open when Max Escalante came free, but Zelvin Mora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josue Cabrera struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Zelvin Mora didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Billericay. Max Escalante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.