Friendly League

Pony Express Grounds
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jack Agnes started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Kentucky Mustangs's Barry Curry got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 8thth minute of the game Oren Grady who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kentucky Mustangs's Stanford Peters was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bombai Bombis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Landry having to interfere. Bombai Bombis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Tomas Landry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute Richie Arnold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanford Peters saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Landry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bombai Bombis in the 17th minute of play. Richie Arnold blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanford Peters having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match, Astrologer FC's Richie Arnold sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanford Peters narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute, Kentucky Mustangs's Jack Agnes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 37 minutes into the match, Kentucky Mustangs's goal looked a bit too open when Richie Arnold came free, but Stanford Peters reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Oren Grady left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astrologer FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Richie Arnold to make the kick off. Jack Agnes scored 2-2 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomas Landry, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Landry showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bombai Bombis, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Bombai Bombis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomas Landry. Astrologer FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bombai Bombis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 58th minute Jack Agnes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Landry saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stanford Peters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richie Arnold in the 76th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Kentucky Mustangs's goalkeeper Stanford Peters had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oren Grady. Stanford Peters was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oren Grady showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 81 minute of play. A collision led to Astrologer FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kevin Corona hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Astrologer FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Agnes came free, but Tomas Landry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Landry showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Agnes in the 91st minute of the match. After 97 minutes of play, Kentucky Mustangs's Bombai Bombis made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomas Landry was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kentucky Mustangs's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.