League

Avebury Park
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paddy Eldridge started the match with the kick off. Gez Bentley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Kelvin Golding tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Gez Bentley came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Streethouse AFC 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 Gez Bentley couldn't finish the play. In the 7th match minute, FC SAMBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luke Peyton to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Shawn Bannister left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC SAMBA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ronnie Higgins took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rufus Cornforth. Streethouse AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 17th minute, Seth Stamer fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Lewis Featherson hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC SAMBA getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Nicky Burkinshaw hit a great ball. Rufus Cornforth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seth Stamer, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, FC SAMBA's goal looked a bit too open when Gez Bentley came free, but Kelvin Golding reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Streethouse AFC's Rufus Cornforth proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Streethouse AFC from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Paddy Eldridge sped through FC SAMBA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kelvin Golding. Paddy Eldridge's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kelvin Golding read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. FC SAMBA's Kelvin Golding played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gez Bentley in the 37th minute of play. Kelvin Golding made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gez Bentley in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Streethouse AFC's Paddy Eldridge got a free kick in the 41st minute. Kelvin Golding showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paddy Eldridge in the 44th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Seth Stamer made a kick off. When Gez Bentley came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Streethouse AFC 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 Gez Bentley couldn't finish the play. With splendid footwork Gez Bentley arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-4 by the left pole in the game's 67th minute. A collision led to Streethouse AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Leo Wagstaff hit a great ball. Shaun Bolton took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rufus Cornforth. Streethouse AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 72 minutes, Lewis Featherson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Streethouse AFC and the FC SAMBA players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Streethouse AFC's Lewis Featherson got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Gwyn Lofthouse hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Gareth Whitmore in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Streethouse AFC's Lewis Featherson. Gez Bentley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Streethouse AFC's Paddy Eldridge got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Paddy Eldridge kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kelvin Golding. That made the score 1-5 in the 85 minute of play. If Gez Bentley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rufus Cornforth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seth Stamer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC SAMBA's Kelvin Golding played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gez Bentley in the 95th minute of play. Streethouse AFC played a much better game than FC SAMBA and deserved their victory. The FC SAMBA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.