League Play-Off

White Lodge Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Geoff Miller made the kick off and thus started the match. Marek Power got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Stew Spears. Abraham Friebe made in the 7th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Shawbury United's Austin Fairbank. Ruben Stead received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Gus Pyrah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A throw-in in the 18th minute of the game was made by Marek Power with Alec Broadhurst as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ruben Stead sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruben Stead during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nottingham's Alec Broadhurst got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Austin Fairbank sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ruben Stead struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Gus Pyrah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shawbury United. Austin Fairbank struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Gus Pyrah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shawbury United. Gus Pyrah made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Austin Fairbank sent off a good shot on target. After 38 played minutes Nottingham got a freekick which was hit by Alec Broadhurst. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Ruben Stead managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shawbury United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Stead was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gus Pyrah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nottingham's Gus Pyrah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Nottingham from getting a goal against them. When Martyn Woodman came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Shawbury United 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 Martyn Woodman couldn't finish the play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alec Broadhurst to make the kick off. If Austin Fairbank had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shawbury United's Russ Firth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stew Spears in the 54th minute of play. When Austin Fairbank came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Shawbury United 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 Austin Fairbank couldn't finish the play. Austin Fairbank struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Gus Pyrah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shawbury United. Austin Fairbank recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Austin Fairbank managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shawbury United's supporters rose to their feet, but Austin Fairbank was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gus Pyrah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geoff Miller in the 67th minute of play forced Nottingham's goalkeeper Gus Pyrah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geoff Miller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gus Pyrah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gus Pyrah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Austin Fairbank in the 74th minute of the match. Shawbury United's Austin Fairbank managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Abraham Friebe in the 76 minute of the game. In the 77th minute, Austin Fairbank 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. Gus Pyrah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Austin Fairbank in the 84th minute of the match. Austin Fairbank received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gus Pyrah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Austin Fairbank received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gus Pyrah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Josh Todd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shawbury United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If Geoff Miller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Shawbury United were the better team. Shawbury United's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.