Friendly League

Yankie Staduim
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pete Rundle made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Chivas Athletic FC - UK's Nial Banim got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute, Pete Rundle made a precise shot to the right of David Crowther. Chivas Athletic FC - UK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 10 minutes, Nial Banim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chivas Athletic FC - UK and the New York Cosmos AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Chivas Athletic FC - UK getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Nial Banim hit a great ball. Paul Newbury showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luke Butcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. When Nial Banim was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 18 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Chivas Athletic FC - UK's Nial Banim got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute, Pete Rundle 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. In the 26th minute, Oscar Kershaw 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. Chivas Athletic FC - UK's Oscar Kershaw got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Oscar Kershaw managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chivas Athletic FC - UK's supporters rose to their feet, but Oscar Kershaw was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paul Newbury breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chivas Athletic FC - UK's David Crowther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pete Rundle in the 35th minute of play. Oscar Kershaw sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Chivas Athletic FC - UK booed when New York Cosmos AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeff Swanson didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Oscar Kershaw made the kick off in the second half. Chivas Athletic FC - UK's attentive Vern Church managed to snatch the ball when Benjamin Edmonton made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. David Crowther didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joseph Newell went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute Oscar Kershaw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Newbury saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Newbury made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Oscar Kershaw sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st play minute Luke Butcher came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Paul Newbury. 2-1. Oscar Kershaw blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paul Newbury having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lloyd Gould got free with Paul Newbury in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. David Crowther made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Newell in the 93rd minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, New York Cosmos AFC could leave the field as winners, despite Chivas Athletic FC - UK having more of the ball for most of the match.