Excellent Stars		Athletic Crusaders
Normal	Tactics	Normal
45%	Possession	55%
53%	Play in the half	47%
11	Shots	9
1	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
11.2	average mark	5.9
hopeless	Shooting	tragic
tragic	Passing	tragic
tragic	Defending	tragic

9 minute.
Meehan has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Kennedy comes on to the pitch.

13 minute.
Watt lobs the ball high into the air. Brooke just manages to reach the ball first. McVeigh approaches the ball. Brooke wins the ball from behind. Brooke takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar. Ferris miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

17 minute.
Hermon takes over possession. Watt wins the ball from behind. Watt lobs the ball high into the air. Brooke approaches the ball. Brooke shoots. The ball hits the bar.

21 minute.
Mellan has a fantastic effort at goal. Hermon ineptly catches the ball. Brooke just manages to reach the ball first. Brooke shoots. Capaldi tries to claim a difficult ball. Ferris palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Excellent Stars - Athletic Crusaders 1:0

36 minute.
Robinson plays the ball through. Mellan takes over possession. Mellan makes a one-touch pass. Brooke takes over possession. Brooke shoots.
It was close.

44 minute.
Mellan attempts to pass. Moyles takes over possession. McVeigh fouls inside the box. Penalty! Moyles was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Brooke will face the keeper in penalty kick. Following a moment of concentration he runs up to the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Excellent Stars - Athletic Crusaders 2:0

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: Excellent Stars 47%, Athletic Crusaders 53%.
Excellent Stars - Athletic Crusaders 2:0

56 minute.
Clarke plays the ball off with his head. Hughes takes over possession. Hughes attempts to pass. Kennedy just manages to reach the ball first. Kennedy centers. The ball hits the bar.

63 minute.
McVeigh approaches the ball. Hermon approaches the ball. Hermon attempts to pass. Mellan just manages to reach the ball first. Mellan shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

76 minute.
Hughes just manages to reach the ball first. Watt takes over possession. Watt makes a one-touch pass. Mellan ineptly catches the ball. Mellan 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: Excellent Stars 60%, Athletic Crusaders 40%.
Excellent Stars - Athletic Crusaders 2:0