League

Earlwood
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Otto Haslem started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, RendasBigAss's Steve Stageman got control of the ball when Thomas Wilson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bern Leach was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thomas Wilson succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Steve Stageman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otto Haslem in the 13th minute of the match. Peter Starling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raleigh Fallen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Earlwood's Arnie Ayrton got a free kick in the 15th minute. RendasBigAss's Lance Mitchell got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lance Mitchell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thomas Wilson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steve Stageman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Steve Stageman made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Thomas Wilson sent off a good shot on target. Blake Caddick kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to RendasBigAss getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ned Hodge hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Earlwood's Bern Leach tried to score from far away in the 33rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Arnie Ayrton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Lance Mitchell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Starling was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Raleigh Fallen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Starling having to interfere. Otto Haslem struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Steve Stageman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Earlwood.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lance Mitchell was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Ned Hodge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bern Leach struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Steve Stageman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Earlwood. RendasBigAss's Steve Stageman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otto Haslem in the 59th minute of play. If Thomas Wilson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Raleigh Fallen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, RendasBigAss's Carver Dale got a free kick in the 64th minute. Steve Stageman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otto Haslem, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind RendasBigAss's goalkeeper Steve Stageman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. It was a well-played corner which Alberto Mcquinn managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Otto Haslem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Steve Stageman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Earlwood's Bo Lonergan got a free kick in the 77th minute. Raleigh Fallen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otto Haslem in the 81st minute of play forced RendasBigAss's goalkeeper Steve Stageman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Wilson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Steve Stageman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steve Stageman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Otto Haslem went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Earlwood's Peter Starling proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Earlwood from getting a goal against them. The nice shot from Raleigh Fallen in the 92ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Peter Starling had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. When Lance Mitchell came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the RendasBigAss fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lance Mitchell couldn't finish the play. Raleigh Fallen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Peter Starling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.