League

Birch House
Spectators: 5827 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 100) In the 3rd minute Samuel Granville shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Milton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Milton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rowan Johnstone in the 8th minute of play. Franz Mulligan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dylan Dowrick got free with Ritchie Riley in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in KingTeam's zone, Franz Mulligan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walter Milton came out of the goal and Franz Mulligan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute, Samuel Granville 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. In the 19th minute, Samuel Granville 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. When Rowan Johnstone came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Hermies 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 Rowan Johnstone couldn't finish the play. Ritchie Riley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Eldridge in the 24th minute of the match. KingTeam's Walter Milton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rowan Johnstone in the 27th minute of play. Walter Milton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Mulligan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rowan Johnstone had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walter Milton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Mulligan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Franz Mulligan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Adrian Beale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roy Eldridge stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Franz Mulligan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Milton having to interfere. Rowan Johnstone succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 53rd playminute. Ritchie Riley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacob East, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Adrian Beale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rowan Johnstone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franz Mulligan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rowan Johnstone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 66 played minutes KingTeam got a freekick which was hit by Dylan Dowrick. 67 minutes into the match, Hermies's Samuel Granville sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walter Milton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adrian Beale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Milton having to interfere. KingTeam's Walter Milton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save KingTeam from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Hermies booed when KingTeam was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malcolm Childs didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Hermies's goal looked a bit too open when Dylan Dowrick came free, but Ritchie Riley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franz Mulligans short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Walter Milton to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in KingTeam's zone, Adrian Beale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Walter Milton came out of the goal and Adrian Beale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adrian Beale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Walter Milton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Samuel Granville notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of KingTeam's Walter Milton. Walter Milton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.