League

Manilla
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 15) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boyde Minne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rodney Bundy's late challenge caught a Manilla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodney Bundy helped the player get up and apologised. 8 minutes into the match, Jagger Minton notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Bilinga's Kevin Stageman. Kevin Stageman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 11th minute, Russell Triplett fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Bilinga's Boyde Minne got a free kick in the 14th minute. Kevin Stageman was a little too slow when Russell Triplett got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 2-0. Russell Triplett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Kevin Stageman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodney Bundy in the 21st minute of play forced Manilla's goalkeeper Brye Alchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Stageman came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Manilla's Jagger Minton. But to his dismay, Jagger Minton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The Manilla fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Manilla's Jagger Minton looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jagger Minton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Kevin Stageman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Russell Triplett who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Kevin Stageman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Brye Alchin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brent Skittrall went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Jagger Minton received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kevin Stageman came out and tried to block the shot, but Jagger Minton slotted it home off the left post making it 5-1 in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Manilla's goal looked a bit too open when Boyde Minne came free, but Brye Alchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jagger Minton to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Bilinga's Alberto Weatherby got a free kick in the 50th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jagger Minton in the 51st minute of play forced Bilinga's goalkeeper Kevin Stageman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jagger Minton in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kevin Stageman saved Bilinga from getting behind. 55 minutes into the match, Manilla's goalkeeper Brye Alchin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodney Bundy. When Bilinga's Boyde Minne in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manilla's goalie prevented a goal. Zackery Mcjenkins took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Brye Alchin. Manilla's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 63rd minute Jagger Minton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Stageman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Russell Triplett's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kevin Stageman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. The Manilla fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Manilla's Jagger Minton looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Allen Johnston in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Stageman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 74 minutes into the game, Barnes Brading cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Brye Alchin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Manilla's Brye Alchin got control of the ball when Rodney Bundy tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th match minute, Bilinga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zackery Mcjenkins to maneuver through the defense. Jagger Minton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kevin Stageman having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jagger Minton in the 88th minute of play forced Bilinga's goalkeeper Kevin Stageman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brye Alchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 89th minute of play. Jagger Minton scored 7-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kevin Stageman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Manilla players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.