League

Middlingbank
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clark Moorby got the match started through his kick off. Kale Terris hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Howie Maciver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roy Twite having to interfere. A collision led to Middlingbank getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Bryce Tarrant hit a great ball. Howie Maciver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Roy Twite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Barnett Barugh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Merriton and the Middlingbank players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 15 played minutes Merriton got a freekick which was hit by Barnett Barugh. Clark Moorby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jarrod Christini hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the match, Clark Moorby dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Archie Millar, 1-0. Adolph Bower hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The supporters of Merriton booed when Middlingbank was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Wakefield didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otto Gwin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roy Twite. Middlingbank's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard shot 34 in the game by Clark Moorby from a close distance when the talented Archie Millar managed to make a qualified save. Merriton's players were relieved. When Jarrod Christini fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merriton's protests and gave Jarrod Christini a yellow card for diving instead. Jarrod Christini hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Ernest Black kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Howie Maciver shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roy Twite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Middlingbank's Roy Twite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Dorrell in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Howie Maciver stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Howie Maciver struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Roy Twite didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merriton. In the 54th minute, Niles Goldsmith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Middlingbank's Roy Twite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Howie Maciver in the 56th minute of play. Jarrod Christini kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Niles Goldsmith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roy Twite acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 76th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Otto Gwin. After 78 played minutes Merriton got a freekick which was hit by Arneil Muncaster. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clark Moorby in the 79th minute of play forced Merriton's goalkeeper Archie Millar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Phil Dorrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Howie Maciver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Middlingbank's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.