League

Swinton
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damien Fowler started the match with the kick off. Jamal Jenkins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darren Blewitt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 minutes of play, FC Soldeu's Damien Fowler made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jamal Jenkins was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamin Blakeley might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jamal Jenkins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benjamin Blakeley ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Swinton getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Francis Allott hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Damien Fowler managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Soldeu's supporters rose to their feet, but Damien Fowler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jamal Jenkins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Charlie Berry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Soldeu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Benjamin Blakeley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alf Ploughman made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Dean Bibby sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darren Blewitt in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jamal Jenkins saved Swinton from getting behind. Jamal Jenkins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Berry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Damien Fowler made a precise shot to the right of Jamal Jenkins. Swinton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Swinton's Jamal Jenkins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darren Blewitt in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Benjamin Blakeley 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. Jamal Jenkins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Blakeley in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Crispin Rowland was the one to do the kick off. The long shot by Benjamin Blakeley in the 51st minute really tested Jamal Jenkins's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jamal Jenkins was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Damien Fowler showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 55 minute of play. After 60 played minutes FC Soldeu got a freekick which was hit by Damien Fowler. Charlie Berry received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jamal Jenkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 63 played minutes Swinton got a freekick which was hit by Francis Allott. 69 minutes into the match, Damien Fowler notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Swinton's Jamal Jenkins. Jamal Jenkins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Benjamin Blakeley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Jamal Jenkins made a huge save. Damien Fowler succeeded in the game's 77th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-9. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Soldeu's Darren Blewitt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jamal Jenkins. That made the score 0-10 after 84 minutes of play. With his leg Jamal Jenkins managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when FC Soldeu's Damien Fowler fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Swinton's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Darren Blewitt 91 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-11. Crispin Rowland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alf Ploughman having to interfere. The Swinton fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Soldeu were clearly better and deserved to take the win.