League Play-Off

Wombwell
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Wombwell City's Gareth Hewitt started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Michael Babo charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michael Babo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Shane Robins ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franz Hansen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Lucas Hitchcock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Franz Hansen made a huge save. If Gareth Hewitt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Hitchcock could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Franz Hansen made a huge save. Lars Jacoby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stan Dixon having to interfere. Lars Jacoby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stan Dixon having to interfere. Gareth Hewitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franz Hansen made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Lucas Hitchcock sent off a good shot on target. If Lars Jacoby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Hitchcock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Franz Hansen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gareth Hewitt in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franz Hansen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kurt Fordham kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Stan Dixon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Jacoby in the 48th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Peter Bärwald made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Peter Bärwald 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. Stan Dixon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Haas, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. If Peter Bärwald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Jonathon Edison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stan Dixon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Bärwald, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Wombwell City's Kurt Fordham got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Shane Robins kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes Романенко got a freekick which was hit by Günther Wackernagel. In the 71st minute, Gareth Hewitt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franz Hansen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gareth Hewitt in the 74th minute of play forced Романенко's goalkeeper Franz Hansen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franz Hansen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gareth Hewitt in the 76th minute of the match. Lars Jacoby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Stan Dixon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Lucas Hitchcock made a precise shot to the right of Franz Hansen. Романенко's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Lucas Hitchcock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Wombwell City booed when Романенко was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammy Wagener didn't get a good kick on the ball. Louis Haas charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louis Haas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Романенко's Louis Haas got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, Gareth Hewitt 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. Franz Hansen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Hitchcock, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Wombwell City fans cheered their team off the field, for while Романенко had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.