League

The Bottledome
Spectators: 9345 (Terracing: 7010, Seating: 2149, VIP seats: 186) Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes Glasston got a freekick which was hit by György Németh. In the 6th minute of the match Jacobs Royans shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Carlton Convine showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Glasston fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Glasston getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Jagger Trevena hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes, Shadforth's Arty Pustak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlton Convine came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Shadforth reached it. Reginald Mills showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mete Golob, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shadforth's goalkeeper Reginald Mills, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 20 minutes, Mete Golob managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glasston's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mete Golob was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafael van der Vaart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Reginald Mills made a huge save. Reginald Mills didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from György Németh went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Shadforth getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Jared Giddey hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Mete Golob notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Shadforth's Reginald Mills. Reginald Mills was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reginald Mills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael van der Vaart in the 35th minute of play. Reginald Mills made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Rafael van der Vaart sent off a good shot on target. György Németh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 43 minutes into the game, Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reginald Mills made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Shadforth's Reginald Mills proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Shadforth from getting a goal against them. 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 7-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Darell Pincini was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Rafael van der Vaart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reginald Mills. Shadforth's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafael van der Vaart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Shadforth's Reginald Mills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mete Golob in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Shadforth's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tom Rheistein was slow to take the kick. During this time Glasston's players had a chance to rest. Glasston's Tom Rheistein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Reginald Mills in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mete Golob sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Glasston made a substitution. Jim Schmeltzer replaced Bennett Rishton. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Mete Golob sped through Shadforth's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Reginald Mills. Reginald Mills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Watts in the 77th minute of play. Lewis Maunsell kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After 80 minutes of play, Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reginald Mills was left in no man's land by his defense there! Shadforth's Reginald Mills played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Watts in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Shadforth's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael van der Vaart came free, but Reginald Mills reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Rafael van der Vaart ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reginald Mills was frozen by the shot and now it was 13-0. Reginald Mills made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Watts in the 94th minute of play. Glasston's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.