League Play-Off

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mike Lineker got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Kirk Goodall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bow AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Llorts the free kick. In the 3rd minute, Kirk Goodall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sporting Llorts's William Croyden shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Scott Holbrook but with some difficulty. Mike Lineker had several of the Bow AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 10 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Scott Holbrook as he didn't even see the shot coming. Jim Blueman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Holbrook having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Jim Blueman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Llorts's supporters rose to their feet, but Jim Blueman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Scott Holbrook breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 22 minutes, Mike Lineker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Llorts's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mike Lineker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Scott Holbrook showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Lineker in the 24th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Thomas Mills mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bow AFC and the Sporting Llorts players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th minute, Thomas Mills hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 29 minutes Bow AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was William Croyden who took care of the corner kick. William Croyden made a great header on Sporting Llorts's corner, it was just that Bow AFC's Scott Holbrook managed to reach the ball for a save. After 32 played minutes Sporting Llorts got a freekick which was hit by Jim Blueman. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mike Lineker in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Scott Holbrook saved Bow AFC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jim Blueman got free with Scott Holbrook in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Mike Lineker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Scott Holbrook was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Mike Lineker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Holbrook having to interfere. Scott Holbrook showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Lineker, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Bourne made a kick off. Lucas Bourne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kieran Newman having to interfere. Lucas Bourne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alastair Lockwood's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Kieran Newman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Scott Holbrook took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Lineker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jim Blueman during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jim Blueman kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Lucas Bourne 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 73rd minute, Mike Lineker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Scott Holbrook was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 82 minutes into the match, Bow AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Lineker came free, but Scott Holbrook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Kirk Goodall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Jim Blueman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Llorts's supporters rose to their feet, but Jim Blueman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Scott Holbrook breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antony Dryden during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Scott Holbrook stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mike Lineker's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Bow AFC's Scott Holbrook played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Lineker in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sporting Llorts fully deserved thier win.