League

Warwick Park
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reg Eyre took the kick off in the first half of the match. Les Holland didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. In the 8th minute, Crispin Turner 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. If Alistair Vine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Crispin Turner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Reg Eyre might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bob Floyd. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reg Eyre ran back to his position shaking his head. Bob Floyd didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Tulips's Crispin Turner shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaq Bull in the 27th minute of play forced FC Tulips's goalkeeper Les Holland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reg Eyre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Bob Floyd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes of play, FC Tulips's Reg Eyre made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bob Floyd was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaq Bull in the 55th minute of play forced FC Tulips's goalkeeper Les Holland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Crispin Turner got free with Bob Floyd in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Crispin Turner got free with Bob Floyd in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Les Holland showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zaq Bull in the 62nd minute of the match. If Alistair Vine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 played minutes FC Tulips got a freekick which was hit by Tosh Warner. FC Tulips's Les Holland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaq Bull in the 80th minute of play. The FC Tulips supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Tulips would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.