League Play-Off

Ringwood
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sly Pullen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Kingswood AFC's Jim Norman got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Marcus Heath didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orson Ronson went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Orson Ronson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Heath having to interfere. Orson Ronson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcus Heath having to make a save. 18 minutes into the match, Kingswood AFC's goalkeeper Christian Gurney had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Piers Prior. Sly Pullen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Christian Gurney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Sly Pullen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Gurney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orson Ronson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Heath having to interfere. After 29 minutes Kingswood AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ed Jones who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ed Jones got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christian Gurney quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Orson Ronson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute of the match Jim Norman sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Heath skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Orson Ronson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kingswood AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orson Ronson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orson Ronson to strike the kick off in the second half. If Kristopher Munday had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Gurney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sly Pullen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Ringwood's Marcus Heath got control of the ball when Orson Ronson tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Orson Ronson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Sly Pullen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Gurney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kev Laverick made in the 75th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Danny Crooks. Brian Carragher took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christian Gurney. Kingswood AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marcus Heath was a little too slow when Kristopher Munday got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 84th minute Piers Prior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Gurney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ringwood's Marcus Heath proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Ringwood from getting a goal against them. The Kingswood AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ringwood from taking control. The game ends in a draw.