The 1265 fans in attendance at
Freya Lane were roasting in the hot sun.
Bertrand Duras was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Gabriel-Laurenţiu Brâncuşi and
João Pedrosa.
Chilton had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation.
Starters: Detter - Churruca, Cleary, Snelders - Hay, Doğrul, Ciccarelli, Kuperman, Pryor - Tardiff, Ormsby.
Marlocks started off with a 4-4-2 lineup.
The following players had been chosen: Emery - Bould, Barrett, Tibbetts, Warren - Merlin, Stoker, Small, Ternent - Cameron, Lane.
Chilton clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle.
Marlocks's opponents know to be wary of
C. Cameron's speed, but it made little difference as he flew past the defence 12 minutes into the game. Only the keeper could stop him - and he did with a perfectly timed dive!
Chilton took the lead after 19 minutes as a result of
Z. Pryor's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0.
Chilton's
A. Ormsby left the field after 24 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was
J. Armstrong.
The Chilton free kick 25 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of
G. Ciccarelli, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 0!
The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave
C. Cameron from Marlocks a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 31 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient!
Chilton put themselves up 3 - 0 when
Z. Pryor broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake.
Z. Pryor of Chilton was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle.
Chilton's
Z. Pryor increased the lead to 4 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 38 minutes.
This third goal completed a hattrick for
Z. Pryor.
Confident in their lead, Chilton's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it.
After 40 minutes,
A. Churruca put Chilton ahead 5 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.
It was 5 - 0 at the break.
Chilton had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.
Chilton's
E. Doğrul struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 6 - 0 after 59 minutes.
Chilton increased the lead as
G. Ciccarelli struck to make the score 7 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper.
Cheers filled the stadium as
J. Armstrong broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 8 - 0 to Chilton.
Z. Pryor knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the Chilton player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game.
After 72 minutes, Chilton were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise.
O. Kuperman did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans.
After 81 minutes, speedy
C. Cameron dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However,
C. Lane failed to score.
Chilton had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks.
Chilton solidified their lead at the 83 minute mark, as
O. Kuperman dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 9 - 0.
Chilton enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 78 percent of possession.
The most dominating Chilton player was without a doubt
A. Churruca.
O. Kuperman was a disappointment, however.
Most important Marlocks player was
B. Merlin.
R. Emery turned in a dismal performance, however.
The match ends 9 - 0.