League

Hawkinsville
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. Eric Ruth started the match with the kick off. Terrence Kenny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franklin Irvin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudy Langley having to interfere. Rudy Langley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willie Jenkins in the 10th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Fulham's goalkeeper Rudy Langley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Monroe Dyer. Rudy Langley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willie Jenkins, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute Monroe Dyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudy Langley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Eric Ruth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fulham fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With his leg Rudy Langley managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Hawkinsville's Monroe Dyer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A well placed Willie Jenkins short distance shot in the 26th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Johnny Ludwig managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hawkinsville's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnny Ludwig was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudy Langley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Monroe Dyer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fulham's Rudy Langley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Willie Jenkins in the 39th minute of play. Monroe Dyer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudy Langley having to interfere. Monroe Dyer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Franklin Irvin struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Rudy Langley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hawkinsville. After having played for 48 minutes, Eric Ruth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fulham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eric Ruth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Willie Jenkins to make the kick off. Rudy Langley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin Irvin in the 53rd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, Monroe Dyer notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Fulham's Rudy Langley. Rudy Langley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Johnny Ludwig in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rudy Langley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 58 minutes into the game, Luke Braden was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fulham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hawkinsville the free kick. In the 59th match minute, Fulham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luke Braden to maneuver through the defense. Monroe Dyer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62ndth minute of the game Willie Jenkins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fulham's Rudy Langley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kyle Rose's late challenge caught a Hawkinsville's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyle Rose helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Kyle Rose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Monroe Dyer 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. Franklin Irvin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Rudy Langley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Willie Jenkins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rudy Langley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johnny Ludwig's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 76th match minute, Fulham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willis Shepherd to maneuver through the defense. Willie Jenkins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80th minute Monroe Dyer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudy Langley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Willie Jenkins in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rudy Langley saved Fulham from getting behind. Rudy Langley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monroe Dyer in the 82nd minute of the match. Fulham's Rudy Langley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monroe Dyer in the 84th minute of play. Johnny Ludwig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudy Langley having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Fulham's zone, Johnny Ludwig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rudy Langley came out of the goal and Johnny Ludwig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Johnny Ludwig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rudy Langley having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Hawkinsville's Franklin Irvin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rudy Langley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Johnny Ludwig struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Rudy Langley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hawkinsville. Hawkinsville's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Kyle Rose scored to the left of an out of position Jefferson Winter, making the score, 4-2. When the referee ended the match the Hawkinsville players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.