Friendly League

Alwinton
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Danny Bowler kicked off to start the match. Feliberto Inge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Douglas Christian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Bowler in the 10th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Feliberto Inge took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Douglas Christian to make any attempt to save it. Samuel Fasey's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Connor Rouse read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. After 21st play minutes Danny Bowler shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Douglas Christian and just under the crossbar into goal. Danny Bowler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Douglas Christian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the last second Douglas Christian throw himself and got hold of the ball when Danny Bowler in the 26thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Neale Norton fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Adelaide's protests and gave Neale Norton a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes Adelaide got a freekick which was hit by Neale Norton. After 28 minutes of play, Alwinton FC's Danny Bowler made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Douglas Christian was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Bowler in the 34th minute of play forced Adelaide's goalkeeper Douglas Christian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match Alwinton FC got a corner. Adelaide's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Don Cotterill ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 36th minute, Robin Connery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feliberto Inge's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Douglas Christian firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alberto Hickman was the one to do the kick off. Danny Bowler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Douglas Christian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barnett Collins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Connor Rouse having to interfere. Douglas Christian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Danny Bowler went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Feliberto Inge in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Douglas Christian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 62 minutes into the match, Adelaide's goal looked a bit too open when Feliberto Inge came free, but Douglas Christian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Fasey hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Adelaide's Douglas Christian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danny Bowler in the 64th minute of play. After some careless play in the Adelaide defense, Feliberto Inge kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Douglas Christian. The Adelaide fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Douglas Christian should have stopped the shot. 73 minutes into the match, Danny Bowler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Douglas Christian. Adelaide's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danny Bowler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. The supporters of Alwinton FC booed when Adelaide was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belton Trenoweth didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Danny Bowler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Douglas Christian. Adelaide's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danny Bowler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Douglas Christian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliberto Inge, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 79th minute, Feliberto Inge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alwinton FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. When Barnett Collins came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Adelaide 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 Barnett Collins couldn't finish the play. After 93 minutes, Don Cotterill mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alwinton FC and the Adelaide players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Alwinton FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Don Cotterill hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Alwinton FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Adelaide had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.