League

Wandle Park
Spectators: 8062 (Terracing: 6056, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 150) Joe Whalley made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Croydon booed when Theale AVFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joe Whalley didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 3rd play minute Raphaël Baptista came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bernie Lucas. 1-0. If Tom Stamer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Joe Whalley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Theale AVFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Joe Whalley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wesley Johnstone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wesley Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Whalley, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Theale AVFC's Joe Whalley got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joe Whalley charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joe Whalley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Theale AVFC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Joe Whalley hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Raphaël Baptista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernie Lucas. Theale AVFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raphaël Baptista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bernie Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Stamer in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Theale AVFC's Joe Whalley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wesley Johnstone made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Oliver Santos took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wesley Johnstone. Wesley Johnstone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Raphaël Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Raphaël Baptistas short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Bernie Lucas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 41st minute, Tom Stamer made a precise shot to the right of Bernie Lucas. Theale AVFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raphaël Baptista to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Drew Lawton had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oliver Santos during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Oliver Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphaël Baptista in the 55th minute of play forced Theale AVFC's goalkeeper Bernie Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theale AVFC's Bernie Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Callum Beresford in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match Croydon got a corner. Theale AVFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edilberto Tobia ran over to the corner to take the kick. Raphaël Baptista's late challenge caught a Theale AVFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raphaël Baptista helped the player get up and apologised. 66 minutes into the game, Croydon's Raphaël Baptista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bernie Lucas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. In the 70th minute Raphaël Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernie Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wesley Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joe Whalley, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The supporters of Croydon booed when Theale AVFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joey Scholey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raphaël Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th match minute, Theale AVFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zane Seagrave to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Raphaël Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Bernie Lucas. Theale AVFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-3. In the 86th match minute, Theale AVFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Santos to maneuver through the defense. Bernie Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Callum Beresford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raphaël Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernie Lucas having to interfere.