Drinnan Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rocky Blue kicked off to start the match. If Eddy Bingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Numbers Platt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfonso Adkins went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Jaime Skinner sped through Drinnan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julian Pariseau. Jaime Skinner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bentley FC's Numbers Platt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Bentley FC from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, Bentley FC's goalkeeper Numbers Platt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfonso Adkins. Alfonso Adkins received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Numbers Platt came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfonso Adkins slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 22nd minute. Numbers Platt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rocky Blue, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Alfonso Adkins's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Numbers Platt skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Eddy Bingham came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Bentley FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eddy Bingham couldn't finish the play. When Russell Phillips fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Drinnan's protests and gave Russell Phillips a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Drinnan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Billy Collier shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 45thth minute of the game Eddy Bingham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Drinnan's Julian Pariseau was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eddy Bingham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Pariseau having to interfere.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jaime Skinner was the one to do the kick off. Rocky Blue sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alfonso Adkins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Numbers Platt having to interfere. Julian Pariseau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Skinner, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Numbers Platt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Adkins in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Rocky Blue left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Drinnan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 68th minute, Andres Peoples hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eddy Bingham might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julian Pariseau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eddy Bingham ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Bentley FC's Newton Lund got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Drinnan's zone, Jaime Skinner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Julian Pariseau came out of the goal and Jaime Skinner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Drinnan's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Jaime Skinner scored to the left of an out of position Julian Pariseau, making the score, 3-2. Eddy Bingham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julian Pariseau read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute Alfonso Adkins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Numbers Platt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eddy Bingham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Julian Pariseau made a huge save. Drinnan's Julian Pariseau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Skinner in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Drinnan's Alfonso Adkins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Numbers Platt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 97 minutes into the match, Bentley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rocky Blue came free, but Numbers Platt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
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