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Match Report
Heidelberg
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baxter Christian kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Stanford United getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Abraham Goucher hit a great ball. Clark Baptiste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baxter Christian, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Abraham Goucher hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The supporters of Heidelberg booed when Stanford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cliff Moran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dalton Magnay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clark Baptiste having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalton Magnay in the 20th minute of play forced Stanford United's goalkeeper Clark Baptiste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jess Annis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reese Staworowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clark Baptiste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalton Magnay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Heidelberg's Baxter Christian slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Clark Baptiste. That made the score 1-0 after 28 minutes of play. Clarke Maddern's late challenge caught a Heidelberg's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clarke Maddern helped the player get up and apologised. Clark Baptiste didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dalton Magnay went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Edison Alwege fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jess Annis having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Reese Staworowski was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Stanford United's goal looked a bit too open when Burtt Behla came free, but Clark Baptiste reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Heidelberg defense, Edison Alwege kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jess Annis. The Heidelberg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jess Annis should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Heidelberg's goalkeeper Jess Annis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reese Staworowski. After a rather tough play, Stanford United's Clarke Maddern got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Baxter Christian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clark Baptiste was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After 67 minutes, Edison Alwege mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stanford United and the Heidelberg players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 70th minute Burtt Behla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clark Baptiste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abraham Goucher during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Stanford United's Abraham Goucher got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Brandes Ward came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Heidelberg 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 Brandes Ward couldn't finish the play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Cliff Moran put in a rough tackle. In the 75th minute, one of Stanford United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Stanford United. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Heidelberg. Brandes Ward stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Clark Baptiste. 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kale Phasey in the 84th minute of play forced Stanford United's goalkeeper Clark Baptiste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clark Baptiste showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalton Magnay in the 85th minute of the match. Clark Baptiste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kale Phasey in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Heidelberg booed when Stanford United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Pound didn't get a good kick on the ball. Heidelberg walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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