Friendly League

Green United Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mattias Cartwright took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Doug Walker fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The White Rovers's protests and gave Doug Walker a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FK Green United booed when The White Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doug Walker didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the match, The White Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Tommi Grefen came free, but Francis Gurney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, FK Green United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Luft to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th match minute, FK Green United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tommi Grefen to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Luft kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. When The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Green United's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, The White Rovers's Francis Gurney got control of the ball when Tommi Grefen tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Joel Dlyan came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the The White Rovers 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 Joel Dlyan couldn't finish the play. The supporters of FK Green United booed when The White Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Winship didn't get a good kick on the ball. The White Rovers's Francis Gurney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Luft in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mattias Cartwright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ralf-Joachim Reichel was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Mattias Cartwright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ralf-Joachim Reichel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK Green United's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of FK Green United booed when The White Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nial Blakeley didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Cartwright in the 39th minute of play forced FK Green United's goalkeeper Ralf-Joachim Reichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralf-Joachim Reichel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when The White Rovers's Mattias Cartwright shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ralf-Joachim Reichel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mattias Cartwright, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Tommi Grefen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Gurney having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mattias Cartwright in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ralf-Joachim Reichel saved FK Green United from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tommi Grefen made a kick off. After 51 played minutes The White Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Winship. After 53 minutes of play, FK Green United's Tommi Grefen made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francis Gurney was left in no man's land by his defense there! Francis Gurney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dustin Springer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute of the match, Nick Rushforth got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ralf-Joachim Reichel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 60 minutes FK Green United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Doug Walker who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 62 minutes, Daniel Luft managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Green United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Luft was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tom Dearden charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tom Dearden the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, The White Rovers's Tom Dearden got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 66 minutes into the match, FK Green United's Daniel Luft sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francis Gurney narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Luft struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Francis Gurney didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Green United. Mattias Cartwright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ralf-Joachim Reichel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Dlyan's late challenge caught a FK Green United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joel Dlyan helped the player get up and apologised. After 73 played minutes The White Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Joel Dlyan. Ralf-Joachim Reichel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doug Walker's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mattias Cartwright in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ralf-Joachim Reichel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 87th match minute, The White Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Dlyan to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in The White Rovers's zone, Daniel Luft stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francis Gurney came out of the goal and Daniel Luft tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ralf-Joachim Reichel stood somewhat misplaced when Mattias Cartwright came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 92 minute.