League

Beckton
Spectators: 9362 (Terracing: 7023, Seating: 2153, VIP seats: 186) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clive Bowler got the match started through his kick off. Les Gibbs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Fountain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Les Gibbs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Fountain in the 6th minute of the match. If Clive Bowler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rupert Warburton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jake Burley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clive Bowler came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jake Burley could save by the left post. In the 19th minute, Alexander Fountain 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. Nigel Hodgson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jake Burley having to make a save. Tristan Greenfield hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Alexander Fountain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Binsted fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 29th minute, Jake Mowlem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute Alexander Fountain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Les Gibbs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Piers Ripley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Les Gibbs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Clive Bowler got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Clive Bowler let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 33rd minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. 38 minutes into the game, Alexander Fountain cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Les Gibbs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Fountain in the 41st minute of play forced Beckton's goalkeeper Les Gibbs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Fountain in the 44th minute of play forced Beckton's goalkeeper Les Gibbs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Binsted's Piers Ripley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Les Gibbs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Piers Ripley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Glenn Almond was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Binsted's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beckton the free kick. After a rather tough play, Binsted's Glenn Almond got a free kick in the 54th minute. After a rather tough play, Beckton's Dean Bullock got a free kick in the 55th minute. If Alexander Fountain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clive Bowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Burley having to interfere. When Alexander Fountain came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Binsted 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 Alexander Fountain couldn't finish the play. Les Gibbs was a little too slow when Piers Ripley got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 2-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Piers Ripley during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Binsted's Piers Ripley got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Beckton's Wayne Radcliffe was substituted for Johnnie Bennett. Piers Ripley hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. If Alexander Fountain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clive Bowler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jake Burley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Clive Bowler's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Clive Bowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Burley having to interfere. After 91 played minutes Beckton got a freekick which was hit by Tristan Greenfield. 92 minutes into the match, Beckton's goalkeeper Les Gibbs had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Fountain. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piers Ripley in the 93rd minute of play forced Beckton's goalkeeper Les Gibbs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Binsted supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Binsted would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.