Friendly League

Knocktemple Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benedict Rutherford took the kick off in the first half of the match. Knocktemple FC's Boyle McJohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Love in the 2nd minute of play. 4 minutes in the game Bradley Clough did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Brandon Ripley. In the 7th match minute, FC Amsterdam Wanderers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinnie Baxter to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, FC Amsterdam Wanderers's Bradley Clough got a free kick in the 12th minute. Wesley Rush made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Benedict Rutherford sent off a good shot on target. 15 minutes into the match, Benedict Rutherford had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wesley Rush. FC Amsterdam Wanderers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedict Rutherford was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 25th minute Knocktemple FC were awarded a corner. Branigan Mullan went to the cornerflag to take it. Wesley Rush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedict Rutherford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dolan McBrandon's late challenge caught a FC Amsterdam Wanderers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dolan McBrandon helped the player get up and apologised. Dolan McBrandon hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute Vinnie Baxter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyle McJohn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vinnie Baxter scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boyle McJohn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Benedict Rutherford managed to get in a good position for a shot. Knocktemple FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedict Rutherford was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wesley Rush breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Love to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Amsterdam Wanderers's goal looked a bit too open when Benedict Rutherford came free, but Wesley Rush reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Amsterdam Wanderers's zone, Benedict Rutherford stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wesley Rush came out of the goal and Benedict Rutherford tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedict Rutherford in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Amsterdam Wanderers's goalkeeper Wesley Rush to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedict Rutherford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wesley Rush having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Amsterdam Wanderers's David Love got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 76th match minute, Knocktemple FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciarán McCollion to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Love in the 82nd minute of play forced Knocktemple FC's goalkeeper Boyle McJohn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Benedict Rutherford came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Knocktemple 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 Benedict Rutherford couldn't finish the play. David Love fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boyle McJohn having to interfere. Vinnie Baxter received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Boyle McJohn came out and tried to block the shot, but Vinnie Baxter slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 92nd minute. The FC Amsterdam Wanderers players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.