League

Grove Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luke Clarke kicked off to start the match. Simon Pitt hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Kelvin Bridgeworth in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Donny Flintoff, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Samuel Blacknell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Frank Mawson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Highbury and Islington AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 13 minutes, Doncaster City FC's Gareth Blake got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Donny Flintoff. If Luke Clarke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Highbury and Islington AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luke Clarke 21 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. Joey Thurman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Mawson having to interfere. Joey Thurman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Mawson having to interfere. Frank Mawson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joey Thurman in the 28th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Doncaster City FC got a freekick which was hit by Donny Henderson. The audience was convinced that Joey Thurman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Mawson was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Joey Thurman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Frank Mawson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Liam Joynes kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Frank Mawson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joey Thurman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Highbury and Islington AFC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Freddie Dawson hit a great ball. Frank Mawson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joey Thurman, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When Buster Tomkin fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Doncaster City FC's protests and gave Buster Tomkin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Doncaster City FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Buster Tomkin hit a great ball. Terry Bzeu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Frank Mawson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joey Thurman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Donny Flintoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Clarke in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terry Bzeu in the 66th minute of play forced Doncaster City FC's goalkeeper Frank Mawson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luke Clarke in the 68th minute of play forced Highbury and Islington AFC's goalkeeper Donny Flintoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Highbury and Islington AFC's Terry Bzeu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frank Mawson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benji Llyod blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frank Mawson having to make a save. Terry Bzeu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Mawson having to interfere. Doncaster City FC's Frank Mawson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Doncaster City FC from getting a goal against them. In the 86th match minute, Doncaster City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jason Newton to maneuver through the defense. Joey Thurman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Frank Mawson firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Joey Thurman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Mawson was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Highbury and Islington AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kelvin Bridgeworth came free, but Donny Flintoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Kelvin Bridgeworth cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Donny Flintoff was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Doncaster City FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Highbury and Islington AFC for a fine match.