Prized/Friendly Cup

Leeton Park
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Earle Franklin started the match with the kick off. In the 7th match minute, Amputees FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Worsley to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Blade Pincini in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dean Watts prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With his leg Dean Watts managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Leeton United FC's Blade Pincini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 20th minute, Blade Pincini 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. Dean Watts stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blade Pincini's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Blade Pincini in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dean Watts saved Amputees FC from getting behind. A collision led to Leeton United FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Cornelius Fulton hit a great ball. Leeton United FC's Davey Haeberle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Earle Franklin in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Porter Conlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the game, Marshal Dearn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amputees FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leeton United FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Amputees FC's Marshal Dearn got a free kick in the 32nd minute. When Blade Pincini came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Leeton United 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 Blade Pincini couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Buchanan Sedgman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 40 minutes, Earle Franklin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amputees FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Earle Franklin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blade Pincini in the 42nd minute of play forced Amputees FC's goalkeeper Dean Watts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Blade Pincini to make the kick off. If Blade Pincini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dean Watts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blade Pincini in the 53rd minute of play. When Buchanan Sedgman came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Amputees 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 Buchanan Sedgman couldn't finish the play. Amputees FC's Buchanan Sedgman got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cornelius Fulton was shown his second yellow card after 63 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Leeton United FC's Cornelius Fulton got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Porter Conlan hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Leeton United FC's Davey Haeberle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Earle Franklin in the 77th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Blade Pincini in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dean Watts prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Malcolm Walkington took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dean Watts. Amputees FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dean Watts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blade Pincini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Despite being the better team, Amputees FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.