League

Caversham
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rhys Deacon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Pedrinho Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U-TEX-O's Pedrinho Novaes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save U-TEX-O from getting a goal against them. 9 minutes into the match, Caversham's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Manzoli came free, but Denis Ainsworth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes, Martin Patten mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caversham and the U-TEX-O players grew even worse after the yellow card. Martin Patten hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Alfonso Manzoli scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denis Ainsworth, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kemalettin Baykoca hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Pedrinho Novaes made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Rodney Pickard sent off a good shot on target. Alfonso Manzoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U-TEX-O's Pedrinho Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Pickard in the 22nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rhys Deacon in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedrinho Novaes saved U-TEX-O from getting behind. In a very dangerous position, a player in Caversham fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! Freddie Fleetham shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Waldemar Wrzosek's late challenge caught a Caversham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldemar Wrzosek helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U-TEX-O's Waldemar Wrzosek got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caversham's goalkeeper Denis Ainsworth, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Denis Ainsworth stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alfonso Manzoli's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Rodney Pickard's late challenge caught a U-TEX-O's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodney Pickard helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Caversham's Rodney Pickard got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 42ndth minute of the game Alfonso Manzoli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caversham's Denis Ainsworth was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46th minute of the match U-TEX-O got a corner. Caversham's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Freddie Fleetham ran over to the corner to take the kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alfonso Manzoli made the kick off in the second half. Waldemar Wrzosek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Ainsworth having to interfere. Denis Ainsworth was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Alfonso Manzoli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfonso Manzoli really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. After 59 minutes of play, Caversham's Rhys Deacon made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedrinho Novaes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rhys Deacon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Pedrinho Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Ainsworth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Manzoli in the 68th minute of the match. Caversham's Denis Ainsworth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Manzoli in the 69th minute of play. Rhys Deacon struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Pedrinho Novaes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caversham. Alfonso Manzoli was extremely unlucky when he, in the 81st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 84th match minute, U-TEX-O was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Manzoli to maneuver through the defense. Alfonso Manzoli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denis Ainsworth read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Denis Ainsworth came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by U-TEX-O's Alfonso Manzoli. But to his dismay, Alfonso Manzoli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The U-TEX-O supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing U-TEX-O would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.