League

Stansted Park
Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6026, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Zane Thompson made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Budleigh Salterton's goalkeeper Ray Alsford had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Bartrup. In the 6th minute, Kettering Town FC's Kasey Carroll ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ray Alsford. Ray Alsford yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 8th match minute, Budleigh Salterton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastian Wardill to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Kasey Carroll's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Alsford was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Laurence Murtagh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 21 minutes into the game, when Victor Munday put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kettering Town FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! In the 26th minute, Laurence Murtagh made a precise shot to the right of Noel Hopton. Kettering Town FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Kettering Town FC's Russ Marchant got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Denzil Brewer struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Ray Alsford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kettering Town FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasey Carroll in the 34th minute of play forced Budleigh Salterton's goalkeeper Ray Alsford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kettering Town FC's Russ Marchant got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Russ Marchant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ray Alsford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Budleigh Salterton's Ray Alsford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Russ Marchant in the 39th minute of play. In the last second Ray Alsford throw himself and got hold of the ball when Kasey Carroll in the 41stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Ray Alsford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasey Carroll, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute Zane Thompson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Hopton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Russ Marchant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Alsford having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kasey Carroll stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kettering Town FC's Noel Hopton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurence Murtagh in the 53rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Kasey Carroll's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Alsford was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute, Kasey Carroll got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 63rd minute, Johnathan Shipperley had to leave the field with a concussion. After 63 minutes, Zane Thompson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Budleigh Salterton and the Kettering Town FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Kettering Town FC got a freekick which was hit by Neil Blueman. Thanks to some nice moves Jordan Budge could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Noel Hopton however easily saved by the left post. Hugh Waterhouse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ray Alsford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kasey Carroll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ray Alsford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75thth minute of the game Russ Marchant who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Budleigh Salterton's Ray Alsford was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kasey Carroll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Alsford having to interfere. Noel Hopton was a little too slow when Laurence Murtagh got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 1-3. Ray Alsford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasey Carroll in the 82nd minute of play. Russ Marchant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Alsford having to interfere. If Russ Marchant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rodd Sledge during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Budleigh Salterton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodd Sledge to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute Dave Ealham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Alsford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Budleigh Salterton's goal looked a bit too open when Russ Marchant came free, but Ray Alsford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, Budleigh Salterton's goal looked a bit too open when Kasey Carroll came free, but Ray Alsford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kettering Town FC's Denzil Brewer got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ray Alsford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kasey Carroll, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Chants of Budleigh Salterton echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Kettering Town FC had held the ball for most of the match.