League

Civic Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maurice Gillespie made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute of the match Stuart Walter sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andre Matthews skillfully saved the ball. Alfred Coffman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guy Mobley, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Junior Barnard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andre Matthews having to interfere. Maurice Gillespie succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Octavio Geiger charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octavio Geiger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rosa Melano booed when Bellingham Dolphins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavio Geiger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rosa Melano's Stuart Walter couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 16th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bellingham Dolphins. Maurice Gillespie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andre Matthews having to make a save. In the 21st minute, Mervin Regan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bellingham Dolphins fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Alfred Coffman acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Benjamin Crusher. Mervin Regan took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfred Coffman. Alfred Coffman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Andre Matthews didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rosa Melano's Maurice Gillespie shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Junior Barnard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd match minute, Bellingham Dolphins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octavio Geiger to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Mervin Regan came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Bellingham Dolphins 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 Mervin Regan couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the match, Bellingham Dolphins's goal looked a bit too open when Maurice Gillespie came free, but Andre Matthews reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Junior Barnard's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Andre Matthews skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Maurice Gillespie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andre Matthews having to make a save. Maurice Gillespie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Andre Matthews tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Rosa Melano's goal looked a bit too open when Mervin Regan came free, but Alfred Coffman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maurice Gillespie struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Andre Matthews didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rosa Melano. When Maurice Gillespie came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Rosa Melano 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 Maurice Gillespie couldn't finish the play. Bellingham Dolphins's Andre Matthews proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Bellingham Dolphins from getting a goal against them. Guy Mobley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Alfred Coffman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rosa Melano's Ace Hackett suffered a concussion in the 88th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guy Mobley during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Guy Mobley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Junior Barnard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Andre Matthews made a huge save. Junior Barnard struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Andre Matthews didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rosa Melano. Rosa Melano were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Bellingham Dolphins to leave the ground with a draw.