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Match Report
Monmouth
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973,
Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Weldon Wells fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregg Erickson having to interfere. When Monmouth's Michael Crusher in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Topton's goalie prevented a goal. Alex Westbrook showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronny Handy, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Percy Riker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Westbrook having to interfere. Maurice Freeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurice Freeman in the 28th minute of play forced Monmouth's goalkeeper Alex Westbrook to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Ronny Handy notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Monmouth's Alex Westbrook. Alex Westbrook was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 36thth minute of the game Maurice Freeman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Monmouth's Alex Westbrook was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Monmouth's D.J. Dale got a free kick in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Monmouth's goal looked a bit too open when Ronny Handy came free, but Alex Westbrook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Topton getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Maurice Freeman hit a great ball. Claude Helton 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. Alex Westbrook made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronny Handy in the 46th minute of play. When Monte Shelton came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Topton 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 Monte Shelton couldn't finish the play.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michael Crusher made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maurice Freeman got free with Alex Westbrook in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronny Handy struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Alex Westbrook didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Topton. Cliff Rutledge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Alex Westbrook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurice Freeman scored 0-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Westbrook, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alex Westbrook made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maurice Freeman in the 65th minute. Maurice Freeman struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Alex Westbrook didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Topton. If Ronny Handy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, D.J. Dale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Michael Crusher got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Michael Crusher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Maurice Freeman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 82 minutes had been played. Maurice Freeman hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute of the game, Travis Cangiano landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by D.J. Dale during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, D.J. Dale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Monmouth's zone, Cliff Rutledge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Westbrook came out of the goal and Cliff Rutledge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Percy Riker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Alex Westbrook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Monte Shelton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Alex Westbrook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Topton left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Monmouth.
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