Challenge

Nightingale Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bhavin Pandya took the kick off in the first half of the match. Roger Clapham took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Wooster. David Wooster dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. William Hindmarsh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bhavin Pandya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lance Gilchrist took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Wooster. David Wooster dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 16 minutes into the game, Roger Clapham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. David Wooster was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. David Wooster didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roger Clapham went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 30 minutes into the match, Hunting High & Low..'s goalkeeper William Hindmarsh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Melling. Roger Clapham might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Wooster. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roger Clapham ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 37th minute Hunting High & Low.. were awarded a corner. Damon Hird went to the cornerflag to take it. Nick Oldham made a great header on Hunting High & Low..'s corner, it was just that F. Nightingale Saviors's David Wooster managed to reach the ball for a save. 39 minutes into the match, Hunting High & Low..'s goal looked a bit too open when David Houston came free, but William Hindmarsh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Hunting High & Low..'s goalkeeper William Hindmarsh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Houston. Lance Gilchrist hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After having played for 50 minutes, Bhavin Pandya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F. Nightingale Saviors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bhavin Pandya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Harvey Elliot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 55 minutes of play, F. Nightingale Saviors's David Houston made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Hindmarsh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Harvey Elliot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roger Clapham during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hunting High & Low.. getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Roger Clapham hit a great ball. William Hindmarsh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Houston in the 68th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Greg Gavan during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 71 played minutes Hunting High & Low.. got a freekick which was hit by Greg Gavan. In the 73rd minute, David Houston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F. Nightingale Saviors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. With an all-out effort, Hunting High & Low..'s David Wooster threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roger Clapham, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 80 played minutes Hunting High & Low.. got a freekick which was hit by Damon Hird. William Hindmarsh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Houston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damon Hird's late challenge caught a F. Nightingale Saviors's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damon Hird helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Hunting High & Low.. getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Damon Hird hit a great ball. David Melling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without William Hindmarsh having to interfere. William Hindmarsh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Melling in the 91st minute of play. David Wooster took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harvey Elliot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The F. Nightingale Saviors manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Hunting High & Low.. to win.