League Play-Off

Andover
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Harvey Auckland started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With his leg Casey Platt managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Andover City's Seb Robinson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Haslemere's Casey Platt got control of the ball when Seb Robinson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute, Seb Robinson reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Casey Platt. The goal made the score 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Al Middlewood in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stu Wood prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the match, Haslemere's goal looked a bit too open when Harvey Auckland came free, but Casey Platt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Al Middlewood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Al Middlewood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stu Wood having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Andover City's goal looked a bit too open when Al Middlewood came free, but Stu Wood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harvey Auckland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Casey Platt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Al Middlewood, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Haslemere's Al Middlewood nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stu Wood made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Al Middlewood made a kick off. In the 57th minute, one of Haslemere:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Haslemere. In the 60th minute there was a penalty for Andover City. Shawn Collier stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Casey Platt. 2-1. Spike Long fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stu Wood having to interfere. Stu Wood was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Kris Todd capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kris Todd really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Haslemere's Casey Platt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harvey Auckland in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Harvey Auckland 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. The audience was convinced that Seb Robinson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casey Platt was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After 79 played minutes, Andover City's Simon Harban shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Casey Platt came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Andover City reached it. In the 81st minute, Spike Long 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. A collision led to Haslemere getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Kris Todd hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Harvey Auckland in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Casey Platt saved Haslemere from getting behind. 89 minutes into the match, Haslemere's goal looked a bit too open when Seb Robinson came free, but Casey Platt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spike Long fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stu Wood having to interfere. Seb Robinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.