League

Islington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Triquetra AFC's Dennis Salmon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sly Rashleigh scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sammy Nethercot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Islington's Samuel Mac Adaim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rich Noble in the 8th minute of play. Islington's Samuel Mac Adaim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Salmon in the 11th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Islington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Howarth to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Islington defense, Dennis Salmon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Mac Adaim. The Islington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Mac Adaim should have stopped the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Islington's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Salmon came free, but Samuel Mac Adaim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Dennis Salmon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Mac Adaim. Islington's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dennis Salmon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Dennis Salmon put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Samuel Mac Adaim. Sammy Nethercot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sly Rashleigh in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Islington's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Salmon came free, but Samuel Mac Adaim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dennis Salmon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Mac Adaim having to interfere. Kev Flynn hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Islington's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Salmon came free, but Samuel Mac Adaim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Dennis Salmon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Mac Adaim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sammy Nethercot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jack Howarth in the 45th minute. Samuel Mac Adaim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Salmon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Triquetra AFC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Seth Andrews stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Islington getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Kev Flynn hit a great ball. Samuel Mac Adaim made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Dennis Salmon sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Willie Talbot got free with Samuel Mac Adaim in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes into the match, Dennis Salmon dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Samuel Mac Adaim, 1-5. In the 63rd match minute, Islington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Howarth to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 1-7 when Willie Talbot sped through Islington's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Samuel Mac Adaim. In the 71st match minute, Triquetra AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Humphreys to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes, Paul Bayne mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Islington and the Triquetra AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Islington getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Paul Bayne hit a great ball. Samuel Mac Adaim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Salmon in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, James Humphreys left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Triquetra AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-8. Samuel Mac Adaim was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dennis Salmon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-9 in the 81 minute of play. With a little luck, Islington's Samuel Mac Adaim got control of the ball when Dennis Salmon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Samuel Mac Adaim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dennis Salmon in the 88th minute. After some careless play in the Islington defense, Dennis Salmon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Mac Adaim. The Islington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Mac Adaim should have stopped the shot. Samuel Mac Adaim made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Dennis Salmon sent off a good shot on target. Samuel Mac Adaim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Salmon, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Salmon in the 96th minute of play forced Islington's goalkeeper Samuel Mac Adaim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samuel Mac Adaim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dennis Salmon in the 97th minute. The Islington fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Triquetra AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.