Friendly League

Esther
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isaias Clodio in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michael Leslie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Wordsley City getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Paul Case hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Case in the 15th minute of play forced Esther FC's goalkeeper Cleto Rami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conal Sinclair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Paul Case left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wordsley City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Cleto Rami came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Wordsley City's Grant Haylock. But to his dismay, Grant Haylock quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Esther FC's Isaias Clodio got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Paul Case sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Esther FC's Tomas Bitxintxo got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paul Case made a kick off. If Paul Case had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucio Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul Case was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 62nd minute. Wordsley City's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 63rdth minute of the game Paul Case who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esther FC's Cleto Rami was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carlos Elija charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Elija the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Elija kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Paul Case had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wordsley City's Michael Leslie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaias Clodio in the 76th minute of play. Lucio Bautista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Esther FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Paul Case scored to the left of an out of position Cleto Rami, making the score, 0-4. In the 84th minute, Wordsley City's Paul Case ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cleto Rami. Cleto Rami yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. After having played for 87 minutes, Conal Sinclair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wordsley City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conal Sinclair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cleto Rami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paul Case in the 90th minute of play. Reggie Ginn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleto Rami having to interfere. Wordsley City's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.