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Eagles F.C
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. Ulrich Sampson started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Raymon Souplet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hawarden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Raymon Souplet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Raymon Souplet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas McMullen having to interfere. Eric Mobley took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas McMullen. Nicolas McMullen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After some careless play in the Mancity Eagles defense, Raymon Souplet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolas McMullen. The Mancity Eagles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolas McMullen should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eric Mobley in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas McMullen saved Mancity Eagles from getting behind. In the 21st minute of the match Donatien France sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pierre Moseley skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Errol Mothé in the 27th minute of play forced Mancity Eagles's goalkeeper Nicolas McMullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas McMullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvin Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hawarden's Raymon Souplet in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mancity Eagles's goalie prevented a goal. Markus Barber hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Mancity Eagles defense, Raymon Souplet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolas McMullen. The Mancity Eagles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolas McMullen should have stopped the shot. Mary Colon's late challenge caught a Hawarden's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mary Colon helped the player get up and apologised. Mary Colon hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Eric Mobley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hawarden's supporters rose to their feet, but Eric Mobley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas McMullen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mancity Eagles's Ulrich Sampson got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half Hawarden were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eric Mobley to strike the kick off in the second half. Dario Sweeney hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Eric Mobley's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Nicolas McMullen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nicolas McMullen was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Raymon Souplet capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raymon Souplet really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Eric Mobley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas McMullen having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Mary Colon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raymon Souplet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Hawarden getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Raymon Souplet hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Hawarden's Eric Mobley got a free kick in the 84th minute. When Markus Barber fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mancity Eagles's protests and gave Markus Barber a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mancity Eagles getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Markus Barber hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mancity Eagles's zone, Raymon Souplet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas McMullen came out of the goal and Raymon Souplet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicolas McMullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymon Souplet, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded Hawarden left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mancity Eagles.