League

Wandle Park
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 150) Monte Castro FC's Gaz Hardwick 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 4th minute, Callum Beresford made a precise shot to the right of Jeffrey Hindmarsh. Monte Castro FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 9th minute, Callum Beresford left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Croydon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 11th minute of the match, Callum Beresford tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jeffrey Hindmarsh saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jeffrey Hindmarsh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raphaël Baptista in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Gaz Hardwick was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Monte Castro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croydon the free kick. Gaz Hardwick kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the game, Croydon's Raphaël Baptista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeffrey Hindmarsh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 20th match minute, Monte Castro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaz Hardwick to maneuver through the defense. Jeffrey Hindmarsh was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Raphaël Baptista capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raphaël Baptista really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. 30 minutes into the match, Tom Stamer dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jeffrey Hindmarsh, 5-0. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Jeffrey Hindmarsh successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jeffrey Hindmarsh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Lokongo, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Raphaël Baptista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Jeffrey Hindmarsh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raphaël Baptista to strike the kick off in the second half. Tom Stamer took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeffrey Hindmarsh. Jeffrey Hindmarsh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. After 57 played minutes Monte Castro FC got a freekick which was hit by Reggie Younger. After a defensive mix-up in Monte Castro FC's zone, Tom Stamer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeffrey Hindmarsh came out of the goal and Tom Stamer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeffrey Hindmarsh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphaël Baptista in the 65th minute of the match. Monte Castro FC's Jeffrey Hindmarsh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Lokongo in the 67th minute of play. Cui Zhi Zheng's late challenge caught a Monte Castro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cui Zhi Zheng helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 minutes of play, Croydon's Tom Stamer made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeffrey Hindmarsh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tom Stamer scored 9-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jeffrey Hindmarsh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 84 minutes into the match, Callum Beresford notched a goal, 10-1, to the right of Monte Castro FC's Jeffrey Hindmarsh. Jeffrey Hindmarsh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 88th minute Tom Stamer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeffrey Hindmarsh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaz Hardwick struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Wesley Johnstone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Monte Castro FC. Tom Stamer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeffrey Hindmarsh having to interfere. Croydon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.