U23 League

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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rudy Trotter got the match started through his kick off. If Kermit Regan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Flagstaff's Simon Rainey got control of the ball when Rudy Trotter tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rudy Trotter succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 9th playminute. Kip Connelly received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Simon Rainey came out and tried to block the shot, but Kip Connelly slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Moises Singleton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Kip Connelly in the 23rd minute really tested Simon Rainey's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Simon Rainey came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Creekers's Rudy Trotter. But to his dismay, Rudy Trotter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 28th minute Gary Gamble shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rudy Trotter got free with Simon Rainey in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute Gary Gamble shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Rainey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuan Tackett in the 34th minute of play forced Flagstaff's goalkeeper Simon Rainey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Gary Gamble reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Simon Rainey. The goal made the score 6-0. 38 minutes into the match, Desmond Patterson notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Flagstaff's Simon Rainey. Simon Rainey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 43 minutes, Rudy Trotter made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Simon Rainey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rudy Trotter in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Kermit Regan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gary Gamble scored 10-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Rainey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 65 minutes of play, Creekers's Gary Gamble made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Rainey was left in no man's land by his defense there! 69 minutes into the match, Flagstaff's goal looked a bit too open when Rudy Trotter came free, but Simon Rainey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rudy Trotter scored 12-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Rainey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Flagstaff's Simon Rainey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gary Gamble in the 73rd minute of play. Simon Rainey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Desmond Patterson in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Kip Connelly had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Rainey. Flagstaff's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kip Connelly was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. After 91 minutes of play, Creekers's Desmond Patterson made it 15-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Rainey was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Creekers had played much better football throughout.