League Play-Off

Romford Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jeffrey Currie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shane Lamb's late challenge caught a Richmond FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shane Lamb helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Romford's Shane Lamb got a free kick in the 4th minute. Richmond FC's Henry Bentham got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Jeffrey Currie, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 7 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Paddy Doughty was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, Richmond FC's Henry Bentham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paddy Doughty made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute, Sean Dryden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Richmond FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Sebastian Bowland hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Henry Bentham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paddy Doughty was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Rich Oatway was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Brad Hibbert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brad Hibbert really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Brad Hibbert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Rich Oatway made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Brad Hibbert put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rich Oatway. Luke Brown charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luke Brown the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th minute, Luke Brown hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brad Hibbert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Rich Oatway made a huge save. Luke Brown blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paddy Doughty having to make a save. Brad Hibbert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Rich Oatway made a huge save.

The wind increased when Jeffrey Currie made the kick off in the second half. If Jeffrey Currie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Darryl Fisher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rich Oatway came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Romford's Brad Hibbert. But to his dismay, Brad Hibbert quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Fisher in the 70th minute of play forced Richmond FC's goalkeeper Rich Oatway to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Brad Hibbert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rich Oatway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henry Bentham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paddy Doughty having to interfere. If Henry Bentham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Romford's goal looked a bit too open when Jeffrey Currie came free, but Paddy Doughty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henry Bentham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Paddy Doughty made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Romford's zone, Jeffrey Currie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paddy Doughty came out of the goal and Jeffrey Currie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brad Hibbert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rich Oatway having to interfere. Brad Hibbert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rich Oatway having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ben Pitman during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Paddy Doughty went to the wrong direction when Ivan Blewitt was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 97th minute, Sebastian Bowland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Todd Holden took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rich Oatway. Richmond FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Romford fans cheered their team off the field, for while Richmond FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.