League

Turtle Bay
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jake Strong started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Lance Kelly shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirk Burkinshaw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carl Pell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Seth Lawless in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dylon Jones in the 13th minute of play forced Turtle Bay's goalkeeper Kirk Burkinshaw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jake Strong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl Pell having to interfere. If Dylon Jones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kirk Medlin hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Turtle Bay's zone, Lance Kelly stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kirk Burkinshaw came out of the goal and Lance Kelly tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute, Lance Kelly ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kirk Burkinshaw was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some careless play in the Kemsing defense, Seth Lawless kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carl Pell. The Kemsing fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carl Pell should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dylon Jones made a kick off. Nath Tyler hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Dylon Jones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Kirk Burkinshaw tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lance Kelly had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kirk Burkinshaw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dylon Jones in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Dylon Jones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kemsing's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dylon Jones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dylon Jones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Kirk Burkinshaw tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lance Kelly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lance Kelly could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Kirk Burkinshaw made a huge save. Dylon Jones struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Kirk Burkinshaw didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kemsing. Lance Kelly struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Kirk Burkinshaw didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kemsing. Despite being the better team, Kemsing failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.