League

Long Hanborough Stad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lawrence Moss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wes Knott in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Long Hanborough AFC booed when Hailsham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremy Elam didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Kev Foley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hailsham's Simon Faulkner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kev Foley struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Simon Faulkner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Long Hanborough AFC. In the 20th minute Kev Foley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Faulkner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Martin Braithwaite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lawrence Moss saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Hailsham getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jeremy Elam hit a great ball. If Kev Foley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Neil Young got free with Simon Faulkner in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute, Kev Foley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Martin Braithwaite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kev Foley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Simon Faulkner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kev Foley was the one to do the kick off. If Wes Knott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simon Faulkner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kev Foley went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 61st match minute, Long Hanborough AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mickey Spencer to maneuver through the defense. Rio Short missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 62 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Lawrence Moss right hand side. When Harvey Stone fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hailsham's protests and gave Harvey Stone a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hailsham's Harvey Stone got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neil Young in the 66th minute of play forced Hailsham's goalkeeper Simon Faulkner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Braithwaite's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lawrence Moss read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Kev Foley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Neil Young managed to get in a good position for a shot. Long Hanborough AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Neil Young was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Simon Faulkner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Kev Foley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Faulkner was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Hailsham's Simon Faulkner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neil Young in the 84th minute of play. Kev Foley struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Simon Faulkner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Long Hanborough AFC. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Neil Young put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Simon Faulkner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ty Gomersall during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ty Gomersall hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Neil Young fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Faulkner having to interfere. Neil Young sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.