Friendly League

Harku Pit
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franz Midgley started the match with the kick off. Jeffrey Inman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tom Are showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Midgley, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franz Midgley in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tom Are prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Harku Devils defense, Franz Midgley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tom Are. The Harku Devils fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tom Are should have stopped the shot. Tom Are stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franz Midgley's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Luke Bush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Riivo Mustikas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luke Bush showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riivo Mustikas in the 22nd minute of the match. Franz Midgley took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tom Are. Tom Are dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 33rd minute Donny Beckwith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Are saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Gillow in the 34th minute of play forced Harku Devils's goalkeeper Tom Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Karl Olt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harku Devils's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karl Olt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Riivo Mustikas in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luke Bush saved T H F C from getting behind. 42 minutes into the match, Harku Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Midgley came free, but Tom Are reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tom Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donny Beckwith in the 43rd minute of the match. Tom Are made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Beckwith in the 44th minute of play. Harku Devils's Tom Are played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donny Beckwith in the 46th minute of play. Tom Are showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franz Midgley, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

T H F C's Shawn Coulson was substituted for Donny Beckwith. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Riivo Mustikas to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Karl Olt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harku Devils's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave T H F C the free kick. 61 minutes into the match, Harku Devils's goalkeeper Tom Are had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franz Midgley. In the 64th minute, Franz Midgley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The T H F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. After a defensive mix-up in Harku Devils's zone, Franz Midgley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Are came out of the goal and Franz Midgley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tom Are showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rowan Tyler, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Luke Bush showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Riivo Mustikas in the 72nd minute of the match. Harku Devils's Tom Are proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Harku Devils from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rowan Tyler got free with Tom Are in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Franz Midgley took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tom Are. Tom Are dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. After a defensive mix-up in Harku Devils's zone, Aaron Hargraves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tom Are came out of the goal and Aaron Hargraves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rowan Tyler got free with Tom Are in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 86 minutes of play, Harku Devils's Riivo Mustikas made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luke Bush was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the game, Jeffrey Inman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tom Are. Jeffrey Inman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-8. When T H F C's Rowan Tyler in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harku Devils's goalie prevented a goal. Tom Are made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shawn Coulson in the 98th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Harku Devils's goalkeeper Tom Are had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shawn Coulson. When the final whistle sounded T H F C left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Harku Devils.