Friendly League

St James Gate
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Will Hotte took the kick off in the first half of the match. Atletico Roma's Rio Pryor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Roma from getting a goal against them. Ryan McNamee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ryan McNamee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rio Pryor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Will Hotte sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Guinness Athletic's Bivitas Holt didn't even have to move. Bivitas Holt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre Pollard in the 18th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Louis McWill during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Guinness Athletic's Ryan McNamee in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Roma's goalie prevented a goal. Quinn Coyle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rio Pryor having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Quinn Coyle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Guinness Athletic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atletico Roma the free kick. Quinn Coyle kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. A collision led to Guinness Athletic getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Louis McWill hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Guinness Athletic's Louis McWill slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rio Pryor. That made the score 1-1 after 38 minutes of play. Bivitas Holt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Hudson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doney McDonald during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bivitas Holt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Pollard in the 48th minute of play. 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 Quinn Coyle to make the kick off. Bivitas Holt made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Will Hotte sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Atletico Roma booed when Guinness Athletic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blaithmeic Dempsey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leon Hudson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bivitas Holt having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Quinn Coyle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Rio Pryor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Guinness Athletic's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Will Hotte scored to the left of an out of position Bivitas Holt, making the score, 2-2. Sol Saville's late challenge caught a Guinness Athletic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sol Saville helped the player get up and apologised. After 65 played minutes Atletico Roma got a freekick which was hit by Sol Saville. Ryan McNamee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rio Pryor having to interfere. Bivitas Holt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Hudson, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Guinness Athletic's Bivitas Holt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Guinness Athletic from getting a goal against them. 73 minutes into the match, Leon Hudson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bivitas Holt. Guinness Athletic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leon Hudson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After 76 played minutes Andre Pollard rounded Guinness Athletic's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-4. 79 minutes into the match, Guinness Athletic's goalkeeper Bivitas Holt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andre Pollard. Andre Pollard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Bivitas Holt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bivitas Holt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Will Hotte in the 89th minute. In the 93rd match minute, Atletico Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Will Hotte to maneuver through the defense. The Atletico Roma supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Atletico Roma would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.