The Den
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Royce Connolly started the match with the kick off. Wally Starr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Pedro Buckner kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Renard Vance. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. In the 11th minute Royce Connolly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Russel Root saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute of the match ManchestercityBlues got a corner. Beast FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ervin Maher ran over to the corner to take the kick. 19 minutes into the match, Beast FC's goal looked a bit too open when Philip Manley came free, but Russel Root reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Christie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Renard Vance made a huge save. Renard Vance made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Pedro Buckner sent off a good shot on target. Russel Root showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juste Franklin in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute of the match ManchestercityBlues got a corner. Beast FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ervin Maher ran over to the corner to take the kick. ManchestercityBlues's Ervin Maher was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Russel Root in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 32 minutes into the game, Elbert Hodges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Beast FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ManchestercityBlues the free kick. Elbert Hodges hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Philip Manley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ManchestercityBlues's supporters crossed their fingers, but Philip Manley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th minute, Andres Michael 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. Juste Franklin charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juste Franklin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Juste Franklin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 minutes, Richard Cliche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ManchestercityBlues and the Beast FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes ManchestercityBlues got a freekick which was hit by Richard Cliche. Beast FC's Russel Root played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Royce Connolly in the 43rd minute of play. Royce Connolly's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Russel Root read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ManchestercityBlues's zone, Andres Michael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renard Vance came out of the goal and Andres Michael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Ricardo Christie made the kick off in the second half. Ricardo Christie scored 2-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renard Vance, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Beast FC's Russel Root got control of the ball when Philip Manley tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute, Pedro Buckner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Renard Vance was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. If Pedro Buckner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Philip Manley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Philip Manley charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Philip Manley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 64th match minute, ManchestercityBlues was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philip Manley to maneuver through the defense. When Pedro Buckner came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Beast FC 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 Pedro Buckner couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the match, Beast FC's goal looked a bit too open when Royce Connolly came free, but Russel Root reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Ricardo Christie cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Renard Vance was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Renard Vance took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Michael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 82 minutes ManchestercityBlues's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andres Michael who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Beast FC's Myles Gladu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Myles Gladu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renard Vance was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After 91 minutes of play, Beast FC's Pedro Buckner made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renard Vance was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to ManchestercityBlues getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Fred Floyd hit a great ball. After 95 played minutes, Beast FC's Andres Michael shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Renard Vance came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Beast FC reached it. Ricardo Christie struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Renard Vance didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beast FC. Beast FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ManchestercityBlues for a fine match.
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