League

Levenshulme Stadium
Spectators: 9246 (Terracing: 6936, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) Idacio Ballejos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alain Rosenberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Deacon having to interfere. Marcus Deacon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvester Odell in the 4th minute of the match. Marcus Deacon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvester Odell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Deacon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvester Odell, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Hunting High & Low..'s goalkeeper Gav Benbow had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Patrick Robins. 15 minutes into the game, Kamber Taşkan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcus Deacon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcus Deacon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alain Rosenberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Marcus Deacon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Rosenberg in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Alain Rosenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Deacon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mayo's Marcus Deacon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierce Wrigley in the 30th minute of play. Marcus Deacon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvester Odell in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Hunting High & Low..'s goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Robins came free, but Gav Benbow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gav Benbow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Idacio Ballejos in the 37th minute of the match. Will Porter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Gav Benbow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Kamber Taşkan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hunting High & Low.. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 45th minute of the match Steve Oliver shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gav Benbow showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 47th minute Patrick Robins suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Hakan Savlet charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakan Savlet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 49th match minute, Hunting High & Low.. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakan Savlet to maneuver through the defense. In the 50th minute, Johnnie Osbourn 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kamber Taşkan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mayo's Marcus Deacon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reggie Bow in the 54th minute of play. Pierce Wrigley's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcus Deacon firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 71st minute Arlindo Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gav Benbow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Deacon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alain Rosenberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierce Wrigley in the 76th minute of play forced Mayo's goalkeeper Marcus Deacon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arlindo Trevisan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mayo made a substitution. Harri Kaine replaced Idacio Ballejos. Mayo's Arlindo Trevisan got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Steve Oliver managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mayo's supporters rose to their feet, but Steve Oliver was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gav Benbow breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 86th minute Arlindo Trevisan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gav Benbow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Hunting High & Low..'s goal looked a bit too open when Arlindo Trevisan came free, but Gav Benbow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 97th minute, Evelio Goren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Mayo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hunting High & Low.. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.