Hurst Rec Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John-Paul Whittingham made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Merton Albion FC's Calum Crittenden nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Ferrant made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomas Illescas in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laurence Barraclough saved Merton Albion FC from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John-Paul Whittingham, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, John-Paul Whittingham made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, John-Paul Whittingham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. If Dean Ashton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 17th minute, John-Paul Whittingham made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dean Ashton in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers John-Paul Whittingham in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. Jonathan Ferrant made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Dean Ashton sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Venegas's late challenge caught a Merton Albion FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Venegas helped the player get up and apologised. Jonathan Venegas hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 34th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Illescas to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Dean Ashton took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Jonathan Ferrant to make any attempt to save it. Tomas Illescas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Laurence Barraclough having to make a save. In the 48th minute Venezuela were awarded a corner. Tomas Illescas went to the cornerflag to take it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomas Illescas was the one to do the kick off. When Tomas Illescas came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Venezuela 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 Tomas Illescas couldn't finish the play. Laurence Barraclough made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to Merton Albion FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Martyn Haines hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Patricio Costa took a quick shot and it went in 5-1 without a chance for Laurence Barraclough to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Venezuela booed when Merton Albion FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Cieliczka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laurence Barraclough made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Illescas in the 64th minute. Venezuela were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Merton Albion FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tomas Illescas took the corner. The corner ended in Tomas Illescas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Merton Albion FC's Laurence Barraclough did a great save. Merton Albion FC's Laurence Barraclough played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Illescas in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute of the match Venezuela got a corner. Merton Albion FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomas Illescas ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 68th minute, one of Merton Albion FC: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 Merton Albion FC. Tomas Illescas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Laurence Barraclough tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Ferrant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John-Paul Whittingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when John-Paul Whittingham came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dean Ashton, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Dean Ashton came free, but Jonathan Ferrant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Merton Albion FC's Dean Ashton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John-Paul Whittingham, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John-Paul Whittingham in the 88th minute of play. Jonathan Ferrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dean Ashton in the 95th minute of the match. In the 95th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Correa to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 96 minutes, Dean Ashton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merton Albion FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dean Ashton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that Merton Albion FC were the better team. Merton Albion FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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