League

Birkenhead Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Tristan Forbes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Nicoll saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute, Micheal Gilroy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cleobury Mortimer's Peter Nicoll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Forbes in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Cleobury Mortimer's goalkeeper Peter Nicoll had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Bennett. The crowd rose to their feet as Manchester Dream's Tristan Forbes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Peter Nicoll. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Manchester Dream's Tristan Forbes got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute, Peter Pitts ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kristopher Dalby was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Cleobury Mortimer's goalkeeper Peter Nicoll had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Bennett. Ivor Coton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Kristopher Dalby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cleobury Mortimer's Peter Nicoll played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Forbes in the 19th minute of play. Micheal Gilroy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Kristopher Dalby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Cleobury Mortimer defense, Tristan Forbes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peter Nicoll. The Cleobury Mortimer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peter Nicoll should have stopped the shot. Peter Nicoll was a little too slow when Sammy Maston got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 3-1. After 32 played minutes Alan Bennett rounded Cleobury Mortimer's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 4-1. With a little luck, Cleobury Mortimer's Peter Nicoll got control of the ball when Alan Bennett tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Manchester Dream getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Alan Bennett hit a great ball. Peter Pitts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cleobury Mortimer getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Micheal Gilroy hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

Micheal Gilroy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristopher Dalby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Austin Hopkinson, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Rodd Gobey charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodd Gobey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Manchester Dream getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Rodd Gobey hit a great ball. Peter Nicoll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tristan Forbes in the 57th minute of the match. When Nathan Goldsmith fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cleobury Mortimer's protests and gave Nathan Goldsmith a yellow card for diving instead. When Micheal Gilroy fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cleobury Mortimer's protests and gave Micheal Gilroy a yellow card for diving instead. Micheal Gilroy hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Alan Bennett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the match, Tristan Forbes notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Cleobury Mortimer's Peter Nicoll. Peter Nicoll was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kristopher Dalby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivor Coton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 71 minutes, Alan Bennett made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Cleobury Mortimer's Peter Nicoll tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Kristopher Dalby made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Micheal Gilroy sent off a good shot on target. If Austin Hopkinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80thth minute of the game Austin Hopkinson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester Dream's Kristopher Dalby was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Manchester Dream's goalkeeper Kristopher Dalby had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivor Coton. Austin Hopkinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Blair Moyse fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester Dream's protests and gave Blair Moyse a yellow card for diving instead. Max Adams kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Micheal Gilroy was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 92 played minutes Cleobury Mortimer got a freekick which was hit by Micheal Gilroy. Cleobury Mortimer's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Manchester Dream had won, even though Cleobury Mortimer had held more of the ball.