League

Horsham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Brynn Parkin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd match minute, Horsham AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodd Goodall to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Horsham AFC's Rodd Goodall got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Cliff Budden came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FC Cuza-Voda 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 Cliff Budden couldn't finish the play. Benji Swallow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Guy Pilkington tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guy Pilkington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brynn Parkin in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Horsham AFC's Karl Welch got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Horsham AFC's goalkeeper Guy Pilkington, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cliff Budden spun around in front of the goal 18 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Horsham AFC's goal. In the 20th minute, Andre Clarke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guy Pilkington was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Benji Swallow had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guy Pilkington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rio Lambley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Horsham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cliff Budden came free, but Guy Pilkington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Horsham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rio Lambley came free, but Guy Pilkington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benji Swallow in the 30th minute of play forced Horsham AFC's goalkeeper Guy Pilkington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guy Pilkington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brynn Parkin in the 31st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Cliff Budden sped through Horsham AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Guy Pilkington. Guy Pilkington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cliff Budden in the 39th minute of the match. If Andre Clarke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guy Pilkington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinnie Boulton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, Horsham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Vinnie Boulton came free, but Guy Pilkington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guy Pilkington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rio Lambley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cliff Budden might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guy Pilkington. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cliff Budden ran back to his position shaking his head. Guy Pilkington showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benji Swallow, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodd Goodall stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Brynn Parkin took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Guy Pilkington to make any attempt to save it. Cliff Budden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guy Pilkington having to interfere. Guy Pilkington made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cliff Budden in the 57th minute. Rio Lambley scored 0-4 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guy Pilkington, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodd Goodall hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Benji Swallow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Guy Pilkington tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Brynn Parkin fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 70 minutes into the game, Benji Swallow cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Guy Pilkington was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 74th minute of the match, Brynn Parkin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Guy Pilkington saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Andre Clarke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Horsham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Brynn Parkin came free, but Guy Pilkington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Cliff Budden managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Cuza-Voda's supporters rose to their feet, but Cliff Budden was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guy Pilkington breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute of the match, Andre Clarke tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Guy Pilkington saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Guy Pilkington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rio Lambley in the 81st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Cuza-Voda's Cliff Budden slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Guy Pilkington. That made the score 0-6 after 84 minutes of play. 87 minutes into the game, Brynn Parkin lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Guy Pilkington. Cliff Budden in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guy Pilkington, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 92 minutes into the match, Benji Swallow dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Guy Pilkington, 0-8. Rio Lambley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Guy Pilkington tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guy Pilkington took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brynn Parkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded FC Cuza-Voda left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Horsham AFC.