League

Stadio Nicola Ceravo
Spectators: 8156 (Terracing: 6118, Seating: 1876, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Otto Kuskopf got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brant Hodson during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Brant Hodson kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Jeffray Calver took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bert Edwards. Catanzaro FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gregory Cochrane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bert Edwards having to interfere. After 9 minutes of play, Gracemere's Darrell Calver made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bert Edwards was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 12th minute Gregory Cochrane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bert Edwards saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elliott Watman didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. 23 minutes into the match, Gracemere's goalkeeper Elliott Watman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nilson Copelin. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Otto Kuskopf managed to get in a good position for a shot. Catanzaro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Otto Kuskopf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elliott Watman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elliott Watman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otto Kuskopf's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Brant Hodson was shown his second yellow card after 35 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 35 played minutes Catanzaro FC got a freekick which was hit by Brant Hodson. Elliott Watman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otto Kuskopf in the 38th minute of play. If Darrell Calver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregory Cochrane in the 43rd minute of play forced Catanzaro FC's goalkeeper Bert Edwards to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gregory Cochrane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bert Edwards was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 48th match minute, Gracemere was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Allcock to maneuver through the defense. Elliott Watman was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 49th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Myles Reiter. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Darrell Calver was the one to do the kick off. Darrell Calver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bert Edwards took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darrell Calver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gracemere's goalkeeper Elliott Watman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute Catanzaro FC were awarded a corner. Myles Reiter went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Handley Christini got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-1. 62 minutes into the match. Gregory Cochrane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Bert Edwards tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Jess Blestowe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gracemere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Catanzaro FC the free kick. Jess Blestowe kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Bert Edwards showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darrell Calver in the 76th minute of the match. Bert Edwards made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Gregory Cochrane sent off a good shot on target. Catanzaro FC's Bert Edwards proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Catanzaro FC from getting a goal against them. If Darrell Calver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Nilson Copelin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Jeffray Calver sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Catanzaro FC's Bert Edwards didn't even have to move. In the 98th minute, Darrell Calver got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Catanzaro FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.