League

Haslingfield Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Noel Fowler started the match with the kick off. Ivor Llyod sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Junior Worrall might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stephen Stamer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Junior Worrall ran back to his position shaking his head. Noel Fowler's late challenge caught a Haslingfield's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noel Fowler helped the player get up and apologised. Noel Fowler kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Ivor Llyod 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. 11 minutes into the match, Junior Worrall dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Stephen Stamer, 1-0. If Junior Worrall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 played minutes Junior Worrall rounded NinjaSkrtels's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. After 20 played minutes Haslingfield got a freekick which was hit by Ian Benbow. After 23 minutes of play, Haslingfield's Ivor Llyod made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stephen Stamer was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, NinjaSkrtels's goal looked a bit too open when Junior Worrall came free, but Stephen Stamer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivor Llyod's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Stephen Stamer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Haslingfield's Ian Benbow got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Ivor Llyod fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Stamer having to interfere. NinjaSkrtels's Stephen Stamer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save NinjaSkrtels from getting a goal against them. If Ivor Llyod had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivor Llyod fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Stamer having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivor Llyod was the one to do the kick off. In the 63rd minute, Ivor Llyod left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haslingfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Stephen Stamer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivor Llyod, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Ivor Llyod shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephen Stamer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stephen Stamer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivor Llyod in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Ivor Llyod made a precise shot to the right of Stephen Stamer. NinjaSkrtels's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Noel Fowler might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martyn Duggan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Noel Fowler ran back to his position shaking his head. Ivor Llyod fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Stamer having to interfere. NinjaSkrtels's Stephen Stamer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivor Llyod in the 89th minute of play. Ivor Llyod sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in NinjaSkrtels's zone, Tod Harban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stephen Stamer came out of the goal and Tod Harban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.