League

Wembley Park
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. Cody Cummings started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alistair Boxall in the 5th minute of play forced Wembley's goalkeeper Piers Walters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neil Townsend received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Piers Walters tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Alistair Boxall 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. In the 10th minute, Piers Woods hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Piers Walters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alistair Boxall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Piers Walters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alistair Boxall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Neil Townsend had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alistair Boxall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wembley's Piers Walters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neil Townsend in the 18th minute of play. Damon Pilgrim in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kelvin Pryor, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alistair Boxall blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Piers Walters having to make a save. After some careless play in the Wembley defense, Neil Townsend kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Piers Walters. The Wembley fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Piers Walters should have stopped the shot. Kelvin Pryor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cody Cummings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Neil Townsend had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 32 played minutes Wembley got a freekick which was hit by Bruce Deacon. Piers Walters stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Neil Townsend's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Parbold City's zone, Damon Pilgrim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kelvin Pryor came out of the goal and Damon Pilgrim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damon Pilgrim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Neil Townsend made the kick off in the second half. Alistair Boxall charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alistair Boxall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 57 minutes, Damon Pilgrim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wembley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damon Pilgrim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neil Townsend fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Piers Walters having to interfere. Cody Cummings blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kelvin Pryor having to make a save. Damon Pilgrim might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kelvin Pryor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damon Pilgrim ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Wembley's zone, Neil Townsend stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Piers Walters came out of the goal and Neil Townsend tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Piers Walters made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Neil Townsend sent off a good shot on target. Kelvin Pryor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damon Pilgrim, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Cody Cummings managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wembley's supporters rose to their feet, but Cody Cummings was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kelvin Pryor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alistair Boxall got his second yellow card in the match during the 73rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Parbold City getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Alistair Boxall hit a great ball. Kelvin Pryor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cody Cummings in the 83rd minute of the match. Cody Cummings sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tyrone Clough had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.