League

Redesdale Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brook Markwell started the match with the kick off. Brannan Peplow scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bern Vickery, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loud Bowen during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Loud Bowen kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Brook Markwell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Bern Vickery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Dario Toth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☆Arctic Fox FC☆ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 26th minute, Howard Simpson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Loud Krause was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 33 minutes in the game, Brannan Peplow dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The audience was convinced that Brook Markwell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bern Vickery was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Brook Markwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

After 57 played minutes ☆Arctic Fox FC☆ got a freekick which was hit by Dalton Hinwood. Rick Gummow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Bern Vickery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Howard Simpson hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Bern Vickery didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brannan Peplow went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. 88 minutes into the match, ☆Arctic Fox FC☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Brook Markwell came free, but Bern Vickery reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Brook Markwell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bern Vickery saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Woodcroft United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.