Friendly League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ian York got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Cléberson Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trev Cahill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian York in the 6th minute of play. Trev Cahill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cléberson Mendonça in the 7th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Swift came free, but Ennio Orsini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justino Arixo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Tod Cartwright took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ennio Orsini. Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, River Thames FC's goalkeeper Trev Cahill had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cléberson Mendonça. After some careless play in the River Thames FC defense, Cléberson Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Trev Cahill. The River Thames FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Trev Cahill should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Cléberson Mendonça kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Trev Cahill. That made the score 3-0 in the 22 minute of play. After 27 minutes, Cléberson Mendonça made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. River Thames FC's Trev Cahill tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 33 minutes, Charles Baker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Thames FC and the Clapham Rovers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to River Thames FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Charles Baker hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, Cléberson Mendonça notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of River Thames FC's Trev Cahill. Trev Cahill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 46 played minutes Clapham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Donny Stockton. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cléberson Mendonça to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of River Thames FC booed when Clapham Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gavin Sedgemore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cléberson Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, River Thames FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Baker to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Louis Lobb in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by River Thames FC's Jerome Cartwright. 64 minutes into the game, Louis Lobb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clapham Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River Thames FC the free kick. In the 64th minute, Louis Lobb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute River Thames FC were awarded a corner. Tod Cartwright went to the cornerflag to take it. Gavin Sedgemore tried in the game's 67th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Ennio Orsini. An annoying self made goal, 5-1. Clapham Rovers's Jools Holland was substituted for Cléberson Mendonça. River Thames FC's Jerome Cartwright quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Donny Stockton, made in the 73rd minute of the game. If João Francisco Toscano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Clapham Rovers's Damien Quinn was substituted for Alex Gibson. Jerome Cartwright made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Aras Görkem Zümer immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian York in the 81st minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes River Thames FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gavin Sedgemore who took care of the corner kick. Clapham Rovers's Gavin Sedgemore was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Trev Cahill in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Clapham Rovers's Gavin Sedgemore was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Trev Cahill in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Clapham Rovers fans cheered their team off the field, for while River Thames FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.