Friendly League

Stade Ville
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) St. Etienne's Seth England started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Damon Sheldon came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Athletic Club London 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 Damon Sheldon couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Devon Potter in the 4th minute of play forced St. Etienne's goalkeeper Joe Ellerby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The St. Etienne fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when St. Etienne's Seth England looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. St. Etienne's Joe Ellerby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damon Sheldon in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Athletic Club London FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nigel Boyes to maneuver through the defense. Athletic Club London FC's Fitz Donnelly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harvey Branch in the 16th minute of play. St. Etienne's Sonny Winstanley shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fitz Donnelly but with some difficulty. In the 24th minute Nigel Boyes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Ellerby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joe Ellerby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damon Sheldon in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Luke Lockwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Ellerby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute of the match Sonny Winstanley shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fitz Donnelly showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Nigel Boyes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Athletic Club London FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St. Etienne the free kick. The supporters of St. Etienne booed when Athletic Club London FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nigel Boyes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Devon Potter made a kick off. The supporters of Athletic Club London FC booed when St. Etienne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marek Chilton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joe Ellerby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Devon Potter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute Luke Lockwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Ellerby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. St. Etienne's Seth England managed to work through Athletic Club London FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Seth England dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Nigel Boyes kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Marty Grigg charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marty Grigg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th minute, Marty Grigg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fitz Donnelly showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth England in the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Devon Potter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fitz Donnelly stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seth England's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Joe Ellerby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Lockwood in the 89th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes St. Etienne got a freekick which was hit by Sebastien Murtagh. Joe Ellerby was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nigel Boyes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 93 minute of play. Joel Castledine took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fitz Donnelly. Fitz Donnelly dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3.