League

Birkenhead Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tristan Forbes took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Tristan Forbes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristopher Dalby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Trotter, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Barrie Doughty scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kristopher Dalby, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Ivan Milligan fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandown FC's protests and gave Ivan Milligan a yellow card for diving instead. After 9 played minutes Sandown FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Milligan. Ivan Flack was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Alan Bennett capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alan Bennett really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Rodd Gobey's late challenge caught a Sandown FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodd Gobey helped the player get up and apologised. Alan Bennett could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Ivan Flack made a huge save. 27 minutes into the match, Robbie Trotter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kristopher Dalby. Manchester Dream's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robbie Trotter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After having played for 32 minutes, Alan Bennett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester Dream's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alan Bennett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tristan Forbes in the 35th minute of play forced Sandown FC's goalkeeper Ivan Flack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th match minute, Sandown FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gez Edworthy to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute of the match, Tristan Forbes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ivan Flack saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Alan Bennett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester Dream's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan Bennett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Flack breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ivan Flack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristan Forbes, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Ivan Flack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Bennett, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62ndth minute of the game Tristan Forbes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sandown FC's Ivan Flack was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manchester Dream's Tristan Forbes got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robbie Trotter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kristopher Dalby having to interfere. Ivan Flack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Bennett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Sandown FC's Barrie Doughty dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. If Alan Bennett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alan Bennett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tristan Forbes in the 94th minute of play forced Sandown FC's goalkeeper Ivan Flack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute, Gez Edworthy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.