League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 8724 (Terracing: 6549, Seating: 2001, VIP seats: 174) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Humphrey Virgin made the kick off which started today's match. Ayreon's Joseph Mccormick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Ayreon from getting a goal against them. In the 10th minute, Jared Tucknott left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ayreon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ayreon's Jared Tucknott got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Ayreon's goal looked a bit too open when Humphrey Virgin came free, but Joseph Mccormick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arne Kinnaird in the 17th minute of play forced Crusaders's goalkeeper Ernest Paddle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arne Kinnaird in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernest Paddle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 19 minutes in the game, Eustacio Astrada dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 21stth minute of the game Boyce Johnson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crusaders's Ernest Paddle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Todd Morrison took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Joseph Mccormick to make any attempt to save it. Ernest Paddle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jared Tucknott, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The audience was convinced that Arne Kinnaird's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Paddle was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Suavi Turhan struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Joseph Mccormick didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crusaders. 36 minutes into the match, Ayreon's goalkeeper Joseph Mccormick had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustacio Astrada. Eustacio Astrada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Joseph Mccormick made a huge save. Suavi Turhan hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Arne Kinnaird managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ayreon's supporters rose to their feet, but Arne Kinnaird was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernest Paddle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arne Kinnaird to make the kick off. Ernest Paddle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arne Kinnaird, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. Todd Morrison hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ayreon's Joseph Mccormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humphrey Virgin in the 60th minute of play. Best Smoothy came free with the goalkeeper in the 64th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ernest Paddle could save by the left post. Crusaders made a substitution. Nath Hislop replaced Todd Morrison. In the 67th minute of the match Ayreon got a corner. Crusaders's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Brown Muddle ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joseph Mccormick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humphrey Virgin in the 68th minute of play. Eliseo Iratzeder kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Ernest Paddle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arne Kinnaird in the 75th minute of play. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ayreon's goalkeeper Joseph Mccormick, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Boyce Johnson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ayreon's supporters rose to their feet, but Boyce Johnson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernest Paddle breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Ayreon's Best Smoothy got a free kick in the 88th minute. Joseph Mccormick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suavi Turhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayreon's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.