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THERMOPYLES
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danny Golding started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Rodd Pope hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Danny Golding sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ron Hanley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaq Hurst in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregory Gerrard in the 25th minute of play forced Chuffing Hell's goalkeeper Gus Trueman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Chuffing Hell's Rodd Pope got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregory Gerrard in the 26th minute of play forced Chuffing Hell's goalkeeper Gus Trueman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaq Hurst might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ron Hanley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zaq Hurst ran back to his position shaking his head. Zaq Hurst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Ron Hanley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kieran Husband received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Gus Trueman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, SAMOTHRACE GR's Kieran Husband nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gus Trueman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Danny Golding blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ron Hanley having to make a save. In the 43rd match minute, SAMOTHRACE GR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bennett Urbina to maneuver through the defense. SAMOTHRACE GR's Ron Hanley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaq Hurst in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

53 minutes into the match, Gregory Gerrard notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Chuffing Hell's Gus Trueman. Gus Trueman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bennett Urbina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Gus Trueman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. SAMOTHRACE GR's Gregory Gerrard got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Gregory Gerrard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Gregory Gerrard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gus Trueman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Gregory Gerrard cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Gus Trueman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ron Hanley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Golding in the 73rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Chuffing Hell defense, Gregory Gerrard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gus Trueman. The Chuffing Hell fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gus Trueman should have stopped the shot. Christopher Gomersall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ron Hanley having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Gregory Gerrard notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Chuffing Hell's Gus Trueman. Gus Trueman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ron Hanley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zaq Hurst in the 90th minute. Kieran Husband sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SAMOTHRACE GR fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chuffing Hell had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.