League

THE HKIA PALACE
Spectators: 8449 (Terracing: 6338, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lawrence Panther made the kick off which started today's match. Barney Gold scored 0-1 in the 2nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stew Booker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 5 minutes into the match, The Maraqiya KING FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gareth Child came free, but Stew Booker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barney Gold in the 7th minute of play forced The Maraqiya KING FC's goalkeeper Stew Booker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gareth Child's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stew Booker was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When Gareth Child came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Elstree Town 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 Gareth Child couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute Victorino Tello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Osbourn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Elstree Town's Barney Gold in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Maraqiya KING FC's goalie prevented a goal. Ray Tobia hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Barney Gold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Stew Booker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Elstree Town were awarded a corner. Keiran Grantham went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Keiran Grantham got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stew Booker quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Stew Booker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barney Gold in the 23rd minute of play. Stew Booker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clem Lassus in the 24th minute of the match. The Maraqiya KING FC's Stew Booker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barney Gold in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Gareth Child's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stew Booker was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Sonny Osbourn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lawrence Panther in the 34th minute. Benji Tomkin's late challenge caught a The Maraqiya KING FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benji Tomkin helped the player get up and apologised. Benji Tomkin kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lawrence Panther got free with Sonny Osbourn in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Elstree Town getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Austin Cheetham hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Ray Tobia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 minutes, Barney Gold made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. The Maraqiya KING FC's Stew Booker tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The The Maraqiya KING FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Elstree Town were winning 0-2.

Barney Gold could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Stew Booker made a huge save. Sonny Osbourn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panait Petcu in the 59th minute of play. The Maraqiya KING FC's Lawrence Panther got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elstree Town made a substitution. Bortzaioriz Sancha replaced Barney Gold. Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Petcu in the 67th minute of play. If Bortzaioriz Sancha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 71stth minute of the game Lawrence Panther who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute Lawrence Panther shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Osbourn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sonny Osbourn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lawrence Panther's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. The Maraqiya KING FC made a substitution. Albert Browning replaced Lawrence Panther. The Maraqiya KING FC made a substitution. Pierce Smith replaced Victorino Tello. The Maraqiya KING FC were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Elstree Town's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panait Petcu took the corner. The corner led The Maraqiya KING FC's Panait Petcu to fire away a dangerous shot which Sonny Osbourn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Maraqiya KING FC made a substitution. Johnnie Fountain replaced Sindo Puyol. In the 82nd match minute, Elstree Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benji Tomkin to maneuver through the defense. Austin Cheetham charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Austin Cheetham the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 83 played minutes Elstree Town got a freekick which was hit by Austin Cheetham. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Petcu in the 87th minute of play forced Elstree Town's goalkeeper Sonny Osbourn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Elstree Town fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Elstree Town's Bortzaioriz Sancha 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pierce Smith in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sonny Osbourn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th match minute, Elstree Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keiran Grantham to maneuver through the defense.