Friendly League

The White Oval
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Will Hotte made the kick off which started today's match. Doug Walker kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind The White Rovers's goalkeeper Francis Gurney, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Doug Walker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Fedele Scutti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francis Gurney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Hudson in the 18th minute of the match. Francis Gurney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre Pollard in the 19th minute of the match. Mattias Cartwrights short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Fedele Scutti to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Fedele Scutti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mattias Cartwright's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Cartwright in the 39th minute of play forced Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Fedele Scutti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes, Jeff Lennon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Roma and the The White Rovers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Joel Dlyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Fedele Scutti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francis Gurney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Will Hotte in the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mattias Cartwright to make the kick off. Francis Gurney made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Will Hotte sent off a good shot on target. Andre Pollard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Will Hotte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Francis Gurney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francis Gurney made an important save on a dangerous shot by Will Hotte in the 65th minute. Joel Dlyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Fedele Scutti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gareth Timiney hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When Vince Miles fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Roma's protests and gave Vince Miles a yellow card for diving instead. Fedele Scutti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Dlyan in the 78th minute of play. Nick Rushforth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Will Hotte came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Francis Gurney could save by the left post. In the 82nd match minute, The White Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nick Rushforth to maneuver through the defense. Joel Dlyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fedele Scutti having to interfere. Jo Zamora could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Francis Gurney made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Joel Dlyan managed to get in a good position for a shot. The White Rovers's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Dlyan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fedele Scutti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atletico Roma's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.