Friendly League

Pocklington Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rowan Avery got the match started through his kick off. Bill Fitters short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Edward Skräddare to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 8th minute, Billie Breckin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pocklington FC's Barry Dawson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Hökkvist in the 9th minute of play. Edwin Vidman succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Barry Dawson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gösta Adelsköld, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Edwin Vidman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bill Fitter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Pocklington FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Rupert McDermot hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Jakob Hökkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barry Dawson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Skräddare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rowan Avery in the 25th minute of the match. Bill Fitters short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Edward Skräddare to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Hökkvist in the 33rd minute of play forced Pocklington FC's goalkeeper Barry Dawson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Arlandastad's goal looked a bit too open when Rowan Avery came free, but Edward Skräddare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th match minute, Arlandastad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivar Petersson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Arlandastad's zone, Rowan Avery stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edward Skräddare came out of the goal and Rowan Avery tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Edward Skräddare managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Pocklington FC's Bill Fitter fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Arlandastad's Edward Skräddare proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Arlandastad from getting a goal against them. Bill Fitter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Edward Skräddare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Arlandastad were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jens-Ove Lindqvist to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daryl Bannister in the 52nd minute of play forced Arlandastad's goalkeeper Edward Skräddare to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 played minutes Pocklington FC got a freekick which was hit by Daryl Bannister. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Daryl Bannister managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pocklington FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Daryl Bannister was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edward Skräddare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jakob Hökkvist who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Barry Dawson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arlandastad! In the 67th minute there was a penalty for Pocklington FC. Warren Savage stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Edward Skräddare. 2-1. Wes Swain lost his temper 76 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pocklington FC! When the match had been going on for 79 minutes, Arlandastad's Torsten Enegren got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Barry Dawson. In the 90th minute, Rowan Avery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bill Fitter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 97th minute, Jens-Ove Lindqvist 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. Daryl Bannister charged in rather forcefully in the 100th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daryl Bannister the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.