League

Darlington
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. Felix Sawbridge started the match with the kick off. Nick Bonham hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Ritchie Sears sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sporting Gekko's Damien Rice didn't even have to move. Freddie Howlett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. McGregor Kills all's Felix Sawbridge got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felix Sawbridge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Felix Sawbridge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damien Rice was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Sawbridge in the 18th minute of play forced Sporting Gekko's goalkeeper Damien Rice to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Morgan made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 22ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Damien Rice would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. A collision led to Sporting Gekko getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Nicky Horner hit a great ball. If Robin Morgan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice moves Robin Morgan could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Damien Rice however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in McGregor Kills all's zone, Freddie Howlett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roy Prior came out of the goal and Freddie Howlett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Sporting Gekko's goalkeeper Damien Rice had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robin Morgan. Roy Prior came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Gekko's Freddie Howlett. But to his dismay, Freddie Howlett quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Robin Morgan struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Damien Rice didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for McGregor Kills all. 44 minutes into the match, McGregor Kills all's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Green came free, but Roy Prior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Anthony Green made a precise shot to the right of Roy Prior. McGregor Kills all's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anthony Green made a kick off. After 51st play minutes Robin Morgan shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Damien Rice and just under the crossbar into goal. 55 minutes into the game, Zackary Sills was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Gekko's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave McGregor Kills all the free kick. In the 55th minute, Zackary Sills hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Felix Sawbridge came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the McGregor Kills all 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 Felix Sawbridge couldn't finish the play. Damien Rice didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felix Sawbridge went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Anthony Green recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robin Morgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Damien Rice tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81stth minute of the game Anthony Green who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but McGregor Kills all's Roy Prior was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by Anthony Green got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 88 minutes into the match, Sporting Gekko's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Sawbridge came free, but Damien Rice reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robin Morgan scored 3-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damien Rice, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Damien Rice showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Sawbridge, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. McGregor Kills all were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sporting Gekko for a fine match.