League

Chuffing Hell
Spectators: 9250 (Terracing: 6939, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) Chuffing Hell United's George Shipton started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nickolaj Nickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolaj Nickerson in the 13th minute of play forced Chuffing Hell United's goalkeeper Tristram Fleetwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match, Seb Colton tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Quentin Cobb saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Seb Colton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Quentin Cobb having to make a save. Quentin Cobb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seb Colton in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Seb Colton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chuffing Hell United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 25 minutes into the game, Francis Cole threw the ball into play from the sideline. Harlow AFC's Frank Zappacosta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gavin Swain kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Harlow AFC's goalkeeper Quentin Cobb, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Seb Colton sped through Harlow AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Quentin Cobb. 37 minutes into the match, Chuffing Hell United's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolaj Nickerson came free, but Tristram Fleetwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Harlow AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Lon to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Chuffing Hell United's George Shipton got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 41st minute of the match Jay Marriot shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tristram Fleetwood showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Francis Cole hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After 45 minutes of play, Harlow AFC's Nickolaj Nickerson made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tristram Fleetwood was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nickolaj Nickerson to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Frank Zappacosta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tristram Fleetwood was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 54 played minutes Chuffing Hell United got a freekick which was hit by Jonathon Watson. Quentin Cobb showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Shipton in the 59th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when George Shipton came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nickolaj Nickerson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tristram Fleetwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolaj Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Shipton in the 82nd minute of play. Nickolaj Nickerson might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tristram Fleetwood. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nickolaj Nickerson ran back to his position shaking his head. Harlow AFC's Quentin Cobb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seb Colton in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute of the match Chuffing Hell United got a corner. Harlow AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seb Colton ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Harlow AFC's goalie and right to Jonathon Clay. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Harlow AFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 94 minutes into the match, Harlow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Seb Colton came free, but Quentin Cobb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 minutes Harlow AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Seb Colton who took care of the corner kick. Chuffing Hell United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Harlow AFC for a fine match.