League Play-Off

Chelsea Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Lance Armitage started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Lance Armitage had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Harry Morgan hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Steve Hitchen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Denzil Claydon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denzil Claydon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Winter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Matty Willetts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 played minutes Liverpool got a freekick which was hit by Carl Woodman. When Niall Swallow came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Chelsea100 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Niall Swallow couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Liverpool getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Vic Trotter hit a great ball. When Phillip Brownlow came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Liverpool fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Phillip Brownlow couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Craig Willetts in the 36th minute of play forced Chelsea100's goalkeeper Bradley Anson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Morgan scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bradley Anson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bradley Anson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Craig Willetts, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. With his leg Denzil Claydon managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Chelsea100's Niall Swallow fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vic Trotter's late challenge caught a Chelsea100's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vic Trotter helped the player get up and apologised. Denzil Claydon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lance Armitage, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Craig Willetts made the kick off in the second half. Chelsea100's Bradley Anson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Craig Willetts in the 51st minute of play. Frank Winter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denzil Claydon having to interfere. Steve Hitchen struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Denzil Claydon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chelsea100. The audience was convinced that Frank Winter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denzil Claydon was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Bradley Anson made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Phillip Brownlow sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vic Trotter got free with Bradley Anson in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Chelsea100's Niall Swallow got a free kick in the 64th minute. Reggie Riley charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reggie Riley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chelsea100! In the 66th minute of the game, Liverpool got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. A collision led to Liverpool getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Craig Willetts hit a great ball. Vic Trotter hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When Steve Hitchen fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chelsea100's protests and gave Steve Hitchen a yellow card for diving instead. Steve Hitchen kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Vic Trotter was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. In the 76th minute, Vic Trotter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th match minute, Chelsea100 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Winter to maneuver through the defense. Harry Morgan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bradley Anson having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Steve Hitchen notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Liverpool's Denzil Claydon. Denzil Claydon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute, Harry Morgan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Winter in the 89th minute of play forced Liverpool's goalkeeper Denzil Claydon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Chelsea100's Frank Winter sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denzil Claydon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Liverpool's zone, Lance Armitage stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denzil Claydon came out of the goal and Lance Armitage tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the final whistle went the supporters of Liverpool were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Chelsea100 side.