League

Easingwold Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benji Morgan started the match with the kick off. Arsenal Fc Academy's Justin Blackley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal Fc Academy from getting a goal against them. 5 minutes into the match, Arsenal Fc Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Joseph Elliot came free, but Justin Blackley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that CJ Pollard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justin Blackley was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When CJ Pollard came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Easingwold FC 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 CJ Pollard couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, CJ Pollard reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Justin Blackley. The goal made the score 1-0. Dennis Preston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnnie Wildman, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joseph Elliot got free with Justin Blackley in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dennis Preston showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christopher Rice, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the game, Arsenal Fc Academy's Benji Morgan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dennis Preston made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 2-1 became the score in the 28th minute when CJ Pollard elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Christopher Rice notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Easingwold FC's Dennis Preston. Dennis Preston was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. CJ Pollard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Justin Blackley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal Fc Academy's goalkeeper Justin Blackley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Neil Carragher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when CJ Pollard made the kick off in the second half. Joseph Elliot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Justin Blackley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Benji Morgan came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Arsenal Fc Academy 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 Benji Morgan couldn't finish the play. Kelvin Fleming hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Christopher Rice's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dennis Preston firmly grabbed it by the left post. Christopher Rice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Dennis Preston tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 76th play minutes Joseph Elliot shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Justin Blackley and just under the crossbar into goal. Justin Blackley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of CJ Pollard's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charlie Bartlett during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. CJ Pollard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justin Blackley having to interfere. Arsenal Fc Academy's Justin Blackley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by CJ Pollard in the 95th minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Easingwold FC's CJ Pollard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Justin Blackley made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. When the referee ended the match the Easingwold FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.