Friendly League

Slaughtergate
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Smiddy Celts's Ciaran McGill nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edward Preston made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 15th minute of the match Don Major sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ian McVey skillfully saved the ball. Bradley Blueman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the game, Robbie McAdam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smiddy Celts's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Egg Chasers FC the free kick. In the 29th minute, Robbie McAdam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egg Chasers FC's Edward Preston played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie McAdam in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 played minutes Smiddy Celts got a freekick which was hit by Stewart Donlevy. After 35 minutes of play, Egg Chasers FC's Pete Partridge made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ian McVey was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pete Partridge to strike the kick off in the second half. Ian McVey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bradley Blueman in the 51st minute of the match. After 52 minutes, Willie Dyson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smiddy Celts and the Egg Chasers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Smiddy Celts's Ian McVey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pete Partridge in the 53rd minute of play. If Pete Partridge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian McVey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pete Partridge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Smiddy Celts's Cameron McVeagh got a free kick in the 58th minute. Billie Curtis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Smiddy Celts's goal looked a bit too open when Bradley Blueman came free, but Ian McVey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 minutes, James McRurie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smiddy Celts and the Egg Chasers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, James McRurie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dylon Sands hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th match minute, Egg Chasers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alistair Riley to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Gordon Alderson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edward Preston saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Egg Chasers FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alistair Riley hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jay Palmer during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Egg Chasers FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Jay Palmer hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Pete Partridge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Egg Chasers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Robbie McAdam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Smiddy Celts defense, Bradley Blueman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ian McVey. The Smiddy Celts fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ian McVey should have stopped the shot. Egg Chasers FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.