League

The Camp Arena
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brendon Lawson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tom Bittner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rueben Young in the 4th minute of play. If Rueben Young had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zack Gibson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 12 minutes of play, Ilford Town Fc's Rueben Young made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tom Bittner was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute Rueben Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Bittner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Bittner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rueben Young in the 20th minute of the match. If Zack Gibson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Zack Gibson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tom Bittner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rueben Young went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. When Rueben Young came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Ilford Town Fc 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 Rueben Young couldn't finish the play. In the 40th minute, Rueben Young made a precise shot to the right of Tom Bittner. Salmon FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Tom Bittner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zack Gibson, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Rueben Young fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Bittner having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Salmon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rueben Young came free, but Tom Bittner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rueben Young stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ilford Town Fc's Larry Edmunds got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 54 minutes, Brendon Lawson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salmon FC and the Ilford Town Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aaron Pitt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Tom Bittner made a huge save. Tom Bittner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rueben Young in the 59th minute of play. Rueben Young fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Bittner having to interfere. Zack Gibson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Tom Bittner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zack Gibson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Bittner having to interfere. Tom Bittner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rueben Young, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Bittner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rueben Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Rueben Young fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Bittner having to interfere. Tom Bittner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rueben Young in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Rueben Young dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tom Bittner, 0-6. 82 minutes into the game, Rupert Morrell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ilford Town Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Salmon FC the free kick. The supporters of Salmon FC booed when Ilford Town Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rupert Morrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ilford Town Fc's Zack Gibson came free and shot a quick shot against goal 85 minutes in the game, fortunately Tom Bittner had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Zack Gibson in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tom Bittner, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 92 minutes into the match, Salmon FC's goalkeeper Tom Bittner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zack Gibson. With an all-out effort, Ilford Town Fc's Tom Bittner threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rueben Young, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Salmon FC's Tom Bittner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rueben Young in the 97th minute of play.