League

Coventry Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Phil Barnett started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Farman FC's Lawrence Land played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Saunders in the 6th minute of play. Rupert Purvis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Phil Barnett put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Daniel Howson. Abraham Blain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Daniel Howson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arcena's Daniel Howson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Barnett in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of Farman FC booed when Arcena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robin Whitworth didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Rupert Purvis notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Arcena's Daniel Howson. Daniel Howson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 20 played minutes Arcena got a freekick which was hit by Gav Panther. In the 21st minute, Farman FC's Phil Barnett dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Daniel Howson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phil Barnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the game, Edward Saunders was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arcena's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Farman FC the free kick. In the 25th match minute, Arcena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Saunders to maneuver through the defense. Arcena's Daniel Howson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Barnett in the 29th minute of play. Lawrence Land showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Saunders in the 31st minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Arcena's goal looked a bit too open when Phil Barnett came free, but Daniel Howson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Abraham Blain managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farman FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abraham Blain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Howson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arcena's Daniel Howson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Barnett in the 36th minute of play. Abraham Blain blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Howson having to make a save. Robin Whitworth hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Rupert Purvis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Abraham Blain 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. Arcena's Daniel Howson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Barnett in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edward Saunders stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abraham Blain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Daniel Howson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lawrence Land showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Saunders in the 57th minute of the match. Daniel Howson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rupert Purvis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Arcena's zone, Rupert Purvis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Howson came out of the goal and Rupert Purvis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Daniel Howson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phil Barnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arcena's Daniel Howson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Barnett in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Whitworth got free with Lawrence Land in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lawrence Land showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Saunders in the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to Farman FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Noel Budge hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupert Purvis in the 84th minute of play forced Arcena's goalkeeper Daniel Howson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arcena's Daniel Howson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Barnett in the 87th minute of play. Daniel Howson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phil Barnett in the 88th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Farman FC had won after a very even match.