League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Clapham Rovers's Cléberson Mendonça started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Niceto Ramirez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Niceto Ramirez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Ramirez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ennio Orsini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Curtis in the 9th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th match minute, Corinthians FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodney Renwick to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cléberson Mendonça. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ramirez in the 20th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Niceto Ramirez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corinthians FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Cléberson Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Torstein Stenseth made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cléberson Mendonça got free with Torstein Stenseth in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ramirez in the 30th minute of play. João Francisco Toscano hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Roy Mortimer came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Corinthians FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roy Mortimer couldn't finish the play. A nice corner shot did that Len Woolford got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ennio Orsini quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 37 minutes, Kasey Griggs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clapham Rovers and the Corinthians FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute Len Woolford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ennio Orsini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ennio Orsini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Len Woolford, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Justino Arixo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. João Francisco Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Torstein Stenseth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Corinthians FC's goalkeeper Torstein Stenseth had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cléberson Mendonça. The Clapham Rovers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Corinthians FC were winning 0-1.

52 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Len Woolford came free, but Ennio Orsini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francis Curtis. After 55 played minutes Corinthians FC got a freekick which was hit by Roy Mortimer. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clapham Rovers's Ennio Orsini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Curtis in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Niceto Ramirez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 minutes, Francis Curtis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Corinthians FC and the Clapham Rovers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Corinthians FC got a freekick which was hit by Francis Curtis. Torstein Stenseth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléberson Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ramirez in the 71st minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Ennio Orsini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cléberson Mendonça in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Torstein Stenseth saved Corinthians FC from getting behind. Roy Mortimer was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Corinthians FC's Roy Mortimer got a free kick in the 77th minute. A collision led to Corinthians FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Roy Mortimer hit a great ball. In the 81st match minute, Clapham Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louis Lobb to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th match minute, Corinthians FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francis Curtis to maneuver through the defense. Ennio Orsini made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Francis Curtis sent off a good shot on target. Ennio Orsini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Len Woolford in the 95th minute of play. Corinthians FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.