League

Gone With the Win
Spectators: 9274 (Terracing: 6957, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yuan Xing Lin took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Yuan Xing Lin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Walmsley was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Denis Walmsley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuan Xing Lin in the 9th minute of play. The supporters of Stickleback Utd Xl booed when Gone With the Win was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rory Jobson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Keiran Tubbs hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. La Mano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicholas Poole in the 21st minute of play. Keiran Tubbs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Mano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasey Bond in the 30th minute of the match. La Mano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicholas Poole, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Mano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicholas Poole, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Stickleback Utd Xl's goalkeeper Denis Walmsley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuan Xing Lin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod McCartney in the 35th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Mano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Rowell, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Mark Rowell kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Mark Rowell kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. La Mano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tod McCartney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rory Jobson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Denis Walmsley having to make a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Nicholas Poole made the kick off in the second half. Gone With the Win's La Mano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Gone With the Win from getting a goal against them. Denis Walmsley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuan Xing Lin, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62ndth minute of the game Yuan Xing Lin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stickleback Utd Xl's Denis Walmsley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yuan Xing Lin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Denis Walmsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gone With the Win's Daud Kunaefi was substituted for Rory Jobson. Dave Coletti charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Coletti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 66 played minutes Stickleback Utd Xl got a freekick which was hit by Dave Coletti. Daud Kunaefi kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Stickleback Utd Xl made a substitution. Francis Curtis replaced Nicholas Poole. If Yuan Xing Lin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Mano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasey Bond in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Francis Curtis made a precise shot to the right of La Mano. Gone With the Win's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 83 minutes into the match, Gone With the Win's goal looked a bit too open when Kasey Bond came free, but La Mano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stickleback Utd Xl's goalkeeper Denis Walmsley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasey Bond in the 89th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Stickleback Utd Xl's goalkeeper Denis Walmsley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Denis Walmsley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daud Kunaefi went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Gone With the Win's La Mano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Curtis in the 97th minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.