League

Gary
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kevin Will made the kick off which started today's match. Dugald Bowen scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cullen Batterham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8thth minute of the game Kevin Will who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gary's Cullen Batterham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Abraham Tongs could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Eraldo Scibilia however easily saved by the left post. 14 minutes into the match, Gary's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Costante came free, but Cullen Batterham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cullen Batterham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dugald Bowen in the 16th minute of the match. Cullen Batterham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dugald Bowen, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Dugald Bowen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cullen Batterham. Gary's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dugald Bowen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Alford Johnston hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Kevin Will's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cullen Batterham was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 26 minutes into the match, Gary's goal looked a bit too open when Dugald Bowen came free, but Cullen Batterham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlisle Laughton in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eraldo Scibilia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 28 minutes, Dugald Bowen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fotas and the Gary players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th minute, Dugald Bowen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlisle Laughton in the 30th minute of play forced Fotas's goalkeeper Eraldo Scibilia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Dugald Bowen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cullen Batterham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cullen Batterham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dugald Bowen, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Cullen Batterham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Will, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Gary's Cullen Batterham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dugald Bowen in the 41st minute of play. After 46 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gary! Battle Muller shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 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.

Cullen Batterham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dugald Bowen in the 54th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Natalio Costante in the 59th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Gary's Arnold Conlin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dugald Bowen in the 69th minute of play forced Gary's goalkeeper Cullen Batterham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlisle Laughton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the game, Kevin Will cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Cullen Batterham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dugald Bowen got free with Cullen Batterham in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Fotas's Dugald Bowen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cullen Batterham. That made the score 0-5 after 93 minutes of play. Carlisle Laughton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fotas played a much better game than Gary and deserved their victory. The Gary players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.