U23 League

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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dudley Hadley kicked off to start the match. When Christopher Goss fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Creekers's protests and gave Christopher Goss a yellow card for diving instead. Christopher Goss kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Creekers's zone, Blaine Schaffer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Todd Swenson came out of the goal and Blaine Schaffer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Todd Swenson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Archie Maddox in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's Tyrone Pepper sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Todd Swenson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, River tu grato nombre's Blaine Schaffer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Todd Swenson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 27 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's goal looked a bit too open when Harvey Tyson came free, but Ramon Ingram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Creekers's Harvey Tyson managed to work through River tu grato nombre's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Harvey Tyson dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudley Hadley in the 29th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Ramon Ingram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blaine Schaffer struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Todd Swenson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for River tu grato nombre. Todd Swenson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Archie Maddox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Tyrone Pepper managed to get in a good position for a shot. River tu grato nombre's supporters rose to their feet, but Tyrone Pepper was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Todd Swenson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the match, Santo Thomas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Todd Swenson. Creekers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santo Thomas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Creekers's Todd Swenson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Thomas in the 40th minute of play. Todd Swenson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marlin Dawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 47th minute Blaine Schaffer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Todd Swenson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Archie Maddox to make the kick off. Todd Swenson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Archie Maddox in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Blaine Schaffer notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Creekers's Todd Swenson. Todd Swenson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Todd Swenson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Archie Maddox in the 58th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Creekers's zone, Blaine Schaffer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Todd Swenson came out of the goal and Blaine Schaffer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of River tu grato nombre booed when Creekers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hans Ramey didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match Blaine Schaffer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Todd Swenson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Blaine Schaffer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Todd Swenson made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raymond Haywood during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, Creekers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymond Haywood to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Christopher Goss hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Blaine Schaffer kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Todd Swenson. That made the score 0-5 in the 81 minute of play. In the 84th minute Archie Maddox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Todd Swenson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dudley Hadley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Ingram having to interfere. River tu grato nombre played a much better game than Creekers and deserved their victory. The Creekers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.