League

Wanborough
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alec Halloran made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Wanborough got a freekick which was hit by Rio Blackwater. Jo Rice in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leigh Deakin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 12 minutes into the match, Centre of Excellence AFC's Sol Bell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Richard Rathmell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ben Griffin came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Centre of Excellence AFC 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 Ben Griffin couldn't finish the play. Russell Shotton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Rathmell having to interfere. After 21 minutes of play, Wanborough's Alec Halloran made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leigh Deakin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jo Rice's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leigh Deakin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alec Halloran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leigh Deakin was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. A hard shot 33 in the game by Jo Rice from a close distance when the talented Leigh Deakin managed to make a qualified save. Centre of Excellence AFC's players were relieved. If Alec Halloran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Centre of Excellence AFC's Leigh Deakin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Centre of Excellence AFC from getting a goal against them. With his leg Leigh Deakin managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when Wanborough's Jo Rice fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ben Griffin to make the kick off. Alec Halloran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leigh Deakin having to interfere. Leigh Deakin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jo Rice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alec Halloran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leigh Deakin having to interfere. Leigh Deakin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo Rice in the 58th minute of the match. Alec Halloran might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leigh Deakin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alec Halloran ran back to his position shaking his head. Leigh Deakin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alec Halloran, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Alec Halloran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Leigh Deakin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Wanborough's Jo Rice nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leigh Deakin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Wanborough's Jo Rice got a free kick in the 78th minute. The Wanborough fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Wanborough's Alec Halloran looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leigh Deakin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alec Halloran, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Alec Halloran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Centre of Excellence AFC defense, Alec Halloran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leigh Deakin. The Centre of Excellence AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leigh Deakin should have stopped the shot. Leigh Deakin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jo Rice in the 94th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Wanborough fully deserved thier win.