Friendly League

SilverField Road
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Steve Whalley kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute of the match Henrik Ooms shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Barrie Emberson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Damazy Radzyminski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Barrie Emberson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damazy Radzyminski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barrie Emberson having to interfere. With 12 minutes on the clock, Laurence Soens commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Silver Squad AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Valiant F.C:s goal. The referee gave Valiant F.C a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Silvester Atkins, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Silver Squad AFC's Waud De Geyter. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Valiant F.C's Darren Tubbs got a free kick in the 19th minute. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Loid De Keuster sped through Valiant F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Barrie Emberson. After a rather tough play, Valiant F.C's Marty Richardson got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Loid De Keuster had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Barrie Emberson. Valiant F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Loid De Keuster was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Valiant F.C's Zane Read got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute, Marty Richardson made a precise shot to the right of Waud De Geyter. Silver Squad AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Damazy Radzyminski put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Barrie Emberson. Damazy Radzyminski took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Barrie Emberson. Barrie Emberson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. After having played for 43 minutes, Silvester Atkins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valiant F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvester Atkins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 46 minutes into the match, Loid De Keuster had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Barrie Emberson. Valiant F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Loid De Keuster was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damazy Radzyminski made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Loid De Keuster cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-2. Barrie Emberson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marty Richardson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Waud De Geyter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 57 minutes, Damazy Radzyminski made it 8-2 with a short kick to the right side. Valiant F.C's Barrie Emberson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Damazy Radzyminski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Silver Squad AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Damazy Radzyminski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Barrie Emberson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 62 minutes into the match, Valiant F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Damazy Radzyminski came free, but Barrie Emberson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Silver Squad AFC's Loid De Keuster nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Barrie Emberson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loid De Keuster in the 70th minute of play forced Valiant F.C's goalkeeper Barrie Emberson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barrie Emberson came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Silver Squad AFC's Damazy Radzyminski. But to his dismay, Damazy Radzyminski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loid De Keuster in the 77th minute of play forced Valiant F.C's goalkeeper Barrie Emberson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 minutes, Frans Van Caubergen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Silver Squad AFC and the Valiant F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Silver Squad AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frans Van Caubergen to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Damazy Radzyminski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Silver Squad AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-3. Loid De Keuster took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Barrie Emberson. Barrie Emberson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-3. In the 87th minute Frans Van Caubergen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barrie Emberson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barrie Emberson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loid De Keuster, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Barrie Emberson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Radzyminski in the 89th minute of play. Barrie Emberson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damazy Radzyminski, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 91st match minute, Silver Squad AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frans Van Caubergen to maneuver through the defense. Zane Read's late challenge caught a Silver Squad AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zane Read helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Valiant F.C getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Zane Read hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Silver Squad AFC's Henrik Ooms tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Silver Squad AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Valiant F.C had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.