Back to top
Match Report
The Duck Pen
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119,
Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lawrence Banks started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Isaac Harrison 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. Real Death Ducks's Marty Holden got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ollie Clark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence Banks in the 7th minute of play. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lawrence Banks, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 8th minute, Lawrence Banks made a precise shot to the right of Ollie Clark. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ronan Marler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grant Cornish, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Simon Myers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lawrence Banks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 23 minutes of play, TibaDons's Austen Bull made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronan Marler was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute, Stu Blewett 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Jermaine Brearley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Death Ducks's supporters rose to their feet, but Jermaine Brearley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ollie Clark breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 35 minutes into the game, Darius Astridge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Death Ducks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TibaDons the free kick. A collision led to Real Death Ducks getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Darius Astridge hit a great ball. In the 39thth minute of the game Marty Holden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TibaDons's Ollie Clark was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Isaac Harrison's late challenge caught a TibaDons's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isaac Harrison helped the player get up and apologised. Ronan Marler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stu Blewett in the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Marty Holden 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. Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grant Cornish in the 59th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Callum Windsor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TibaDons's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Death Ducks the free kick. After 68 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Callum Windsor. Grant Cornish received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ronan Marler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 73 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Luke Cooke. Ronan Marler was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Grant Cornish capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Grant Cornish really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Ronan Marler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stu Blewett in the 80th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grant Cornish got free with Ronan Marler in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, Rick Postolan notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Real Death Ducks's Ronan Marler. Ronan Marler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 91 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Jermaine Brearley came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lawrence Banks in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ollie Clark saved TibaDons from getting behind. TibaDons's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
Change language
