League

Cuthbert
Spectators: 7935 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 120) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Boyce Ryan got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Payton Grieve in the 4th minute of play forced Cuthbert's goalkeeper Dario Quinn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 5 minutes on the clock, Bleyd Brien commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Aron Rowden who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Barry Pickhills when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dapto's Boyce Ryan got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kane Newton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Quinn having to interfere. Dario Quinn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Payton Grieve in the 19th minute of play. Boyce Ryan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Dario Quinn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boyce Ryan struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Dario Quinn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dapto. Roger Freeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Art Gaffigan in the 26th minute of play forced Dapto's goalkeeper Barry Pickhills to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Boyce Ryan 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. In the 31st minute Boyce Ryan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Quinn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Marshal Digiuseppe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Cuthbert's Aron Rowden got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Roger Freeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Roger Freeman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Barry Pickhills was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Cuthbert's Dario Quinn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Cuthbert from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Roger Freeman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Barry Pickhills was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the game, Stephan Mcmanamny was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dapto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuthbert the free kick. After 60 played minutes Dapto got a freekick which was hit by Stephan Mcmanamny. Barry Pickhills took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Freeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Boyce Ryan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Boyce Ryan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Payton Grieve fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Quinn having to interfere. Boyce Ryan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Quinn having to interfere. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dapto's goalkeeper Barry Pickhills, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Dapto's zone, Roger Freeman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barry Pickhills came out of the goal and Roger Freeman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boyce Ryan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dapto's Max Deal shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 91st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Dario Quinn but with some difficulty. In the 92nd match minute, Cuthbert was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Rowden to maneuver through the defense. Dario Quinn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Payton Grieve in the 93rd minute. Payton Grieve fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Quinn having to interfere.