League

Banyena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Coventry City FC's Stewart Greenbank started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stewart Greenbank in the 2nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carman Salcedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 4 played minutes Coventry City FC got a freekick which was hit by Lawrance Sobczak. 6 minutes into the match, Banyena's goal looked a bit too open when Stewart Greenbank came free, but Carman Salcedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Stewart Greenbank shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carman Salcedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Coventry City FC's corner Jess Fessey fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carman Salcedo quite easily take care of the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Rufus Pound cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Carman Salcedo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 15 minutes into the match, Lawrance Sobczak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carman Salcedo. Banyena's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lawrance Sobczak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Stewart Greenbank's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carman Salcedo was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Coventry City FC's goalkeeper Tom Arkinstall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joseph Jackson. Carman Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrance Sobczak in the 23rd minute of play. Tom Arkinstall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cain Gracey, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Carman Salcedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrance Sobczak in the 27th minute of the match. Carman Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rufus Pound, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. If Joseph Jackson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Banyena's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrance Sobczak came free, but Carman Salcedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carman Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rufus Pound, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After having played for 38 minutes, Stewart Greenbank managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coventry City FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stewart Greenbank was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Banyena's Carman Salcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rufus Pound in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Banyena's goal looked a bit too open when Broderick Twite came free, but Carman Salcedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stewart Greenbank in the 43rd minute of play forced Banyena's goalkeeper Carman Salcedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cain Gracey to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Stewart Greenbank left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coventry City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Broderick Twite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Carman Salcedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Coventry City FC booed when Banyena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudy Durbin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Coventry City FC's Jeffers Loch was substituted for Lawrance Sobczak. A collision led to Banyena getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Rudy Durbin hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Stewart Greenbank made a precise shot to the right of Carman Salcedo. Banyena's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Carman Salcedo was a little too slow when Rufus Pound got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-7. After 77 minutes of play, Coventry City FC's Rufus Pound made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carman Salcedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carman Salcedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rufus Pound in the 80th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Coventry City FC got a freekick which was hit by Darian Dobson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeffers Loch in the 82nd minute of play forced Banyena's goalkeeper Carman Salcedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes Banyena got a freekick which was hit by Rudy Durbin. Carman Salcedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stewart Greenbank in the 86th minute. With a little luck, Banyena's Carman Salcedo got control of the ball when Stewart Greenbank tried to sneak it across the goal line. Coventry City FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.