Challenge

Mellowbrook Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrew Murdock took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute David Ward shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iurie Dășanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. de Beauvoir Scholars's Paul Leese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremiah Jeffries in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, de Beauvoir Scholars's Paul Leese got control of the ball when Pascal Hayden tried to sneak it across the goal line. Santo Gore hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Iurie Dășanu came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by de Beauvoir Scholars's Andrew Murdock. But to his dismay, Andrew Murdock quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, de Beauvoir Scholars's goalkeeper Paul Leese had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pascal Hayden. þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Murdock in the 27th minute of play. Andrew Murdock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Iurie Dășanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Murdock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrew Murdock might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iurie Dășanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrew Murdock ran back to his position shaking his head. Matt Hussey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Murdock in the 37th minute of play. Iurie Dășanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Murdock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pascal Hayden hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42ndth minute of the game Andrew Murdock who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christopher Smith kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Santo Gore sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paul Leese skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Murdock in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by þînk þ£st ƒç's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andrew Murdock was slow to take the kick. During this time de Beauvoir Scholars's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Andrew Murdock got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Iurie Dășanu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Andrew Murdock's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iurie Dășanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Andrew Murdock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Iurie Dășanu made a huge save. The þînk þ£st ƒç fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when þînk þ£st ƒç's Nigel Cordero looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. de Beauvoir Scholars's Paul Leese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nigel Cordero in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, þînk þ£st ƒç's goalkeeper Iurie Dășanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Ward. de Beauvoir Scholars's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrew Murdock in the 69th minute. Andrew Murdock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Iurie Dășanu made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Pascal Hayden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Leese was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Paul Leese took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremiah Jeffries, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, þînk þ£st ƒç's goalkeeper Iurie Dășanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Ward. The supporters of þînk þ£st ƒç booed when de Beauvoir Scholars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrew Murdock didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute of the match Berry Chan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paul Leese showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andrew Murdock blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iurie Dășanu having to make a save. þînk þ£st ƒç's Iurie Dășanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save þînk þ£st ƒç from getting a goal against them. If Andrew Murdock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremiah Jeffries fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Leese having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in þînk þ£st ƒç's zone, Andrew Murdock stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iurie Dășanu came out of the goal and Andrew Murdock tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the de Beauvoir Scholars players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for þînk þ£st ƒç.