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Match Report
Erma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jordan Moses started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Josiah Phelps during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Erma getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Josiah Phelps hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Erma's Dwayne Nichols got a free kick in the 10th minute. Derek Cleveland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Len Springer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Josiah Phelps had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erma's Chris Beal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jordan Moses in the 21st minute of play. Winston Hutchison charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Winston Hutchison the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Erma getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Winston Hutchison hit a great ball. Errol Sharpe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Errol Sharpe 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tanner Vance in the 37th minute of play forced Erma's goalkeeper Chris Beal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erma's Winston Hutchison got his second yellow card of the match in the 38th minute. The referee ordered Winston Hutchison off the ground. After a rather tough play, Erma's Winston Hutchison got a free kick in the 38th minute. Dominique Bartley's late challenge caught a Siler City FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dominique Bartley helped the player get up and apologised. After 42 played minutes Erma got a freekick which was hit by Dominique Bartley. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Derek Cleveland during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 43 played minutes Erma got a freekick which was hit by Derek Cleveland. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Josiah Phelps made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordan Moses in the 57th minute of play forced Erma's goalkeeper Chris Beal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordan Moses in the 59th minute of play forced Erma's goalkeeper Chris Beal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes Erma got a freekick which was hit by Timothy Woodson. Siler City FC's Errol Sharpe got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Timothy Woodson hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Errol Sharpe got free with Chris Beal in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Erma's Josiah Phelps got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the game, Diego Thorne was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Siler City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Erma the free kick. In the 85th minute, Diego Thorne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Len Springer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Russ Mooney in the 87th minute of play. Erma were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.
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