Thrilling Hornets		Cowardly Birds
Normal	Tactics	Normal
55%	Possession	45%
46%	Play in the half	54%
13	Shots	11
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	0
17	average mark	15.5
poor	Shooting	poor
unsatisfactory	Passing	unsatisfactory
weak	Defending	poor

15 minute.
Jarman just manages to reach the ball first. Llewellyn fouls. Jarman was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Duggan is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Luckwell ineptly catches the ball. Lambert takes over possession. Lambert shoots. Post! Luckwell has problems with catching the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Lambert approaches the ball. Lambert takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Thrilling Hornets - Cowardly Birds 0:1

18 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Stephen approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Denning approaches the ball. Jarman wins the ball from behind. Jarman has a fantastic effort at goal. Kelly tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

24 minute.
Lawrence passes, it`s a high ball. Aspell just manages to reach the ball first. Aspell makes a one-touch pass. Lambert approaches the ball. Lambert takes a swing and hits it... Kelly tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Thrilling Hornets - Cowardly Birds 0:2

28 minute.
Chapple approaches the ball. Keaveney takes over possession. Chapple wins the ball from behind. Chapple takes a swing and hits it... Morrice desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Thrilling Hornets - Cowardly Birds 1:2

32 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Aspell, swiftly takes the throw-in. Jarman takes over possession. Jarman takes a swing and hits it... Stephen plays the ball off with his head.
Missed by few inches.

32 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Aspell takes the corner. Lambert ineptly catches the ball. Jarman approaches the ball. Jarman takes a swing and hits it... Kelly miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

34 minute.
Wigg approaches the ball. Wigg passes, it`s a high ball. Jarman takes over possession. Jarman shoots. Kelly desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
Missed by few inches.

37 minute.
Wigg cleverly intercepts the pass. Wigg plays the ball through. Duggan has problems with catching the ball. Wigg just manages to reach the ball first. Wigg takes a swing and hits it... Kelly tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

40 minute.
Denning makes an instep pass. Chapple ineptly catches the ball. Keaveney approaches the ball. Chapple wins the ball from behind. Chapple has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Thrilling Hornets 58%, Cowardly Birds 42%.
Thrilling Hornets - Cowardly Birds 1:2

49 minute.
Wigg approaches the ball. Searle cleverly intercepts the pass. Duggan brutally fouls the opponent. Duggan is penalized with a red card for a mindless foul. The harmed player, Searle, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Searle approaches the ball, he strikes.... Keaveney tries to claim a difficult ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Thrilling Hornets - Cowardly Birds 2:2

51 minute.
Searle plays the ball through. Here comes Llewellyn, having a little trouble catching the ball. Llewellyn passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Chapple approaches the ball. Chapple has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

57 minute.
Metcalf lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Pratten approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Searle approaches the ball. Searle passes, it`s a high ball.
What a tremendous chance!

64 minute.
Chapple plays the ball through. Coupe approaches the ball. Coupe makes a sublime pass. Searle approaches the ball. Searle takes a swing and hits it... Morrice palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

76 minute.
Coupe plays the ball through. Searle approaches the ball. Searle makes an instep pass. Chapple just manages to reach the ball first. Chapple has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

83 minute.
Coupe plays the ball through. Here comes Searle, having a little trouble catching the ball. Searle passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Chapple just manages to reach the ball first. Chapple takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

86 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Garside, swiftly takes the throw-in. Denning approaches the ball. Denning makes a sublime pass. Metcalf attempts to pass.
Missed by few inches.

90 minute.
Lambert tries to trap the ball. Jarman just manages to reach the ball first. Jarman passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Here comes Lambert, having a little trouble catching the ball. Lambert takes a swing and hits it... Kelly tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Thrilling Hornets 35%, Cowardly Birds 65%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Thrilling Hornets - Cowardly Birds 2:2