League

Woodbridge Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Joel Beckham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sol Gallacher, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Joel Beckham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Harvey Simms went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Newcastle-upon-Tyne City's Dean Cookson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Syd Abbotts in the 10th minute of play. Woodbridge's Joel Beckham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sol Gallacher in the 11th minute of play. If Harvey Simms had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sol Gallacher in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Beckham saved Woodbridge from getting behind. In the 22nd minute Sol Gallacher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Beckham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sol Gallacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute Daniel Saunders suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 27 minutes into the game, Joseph Collingwood was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Woodbridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Newcastle-upon-Tyne City the free kick. Newcastle-upon-Tyne City's Rich Gunn was substituted for Daniel Saunders. Joel Beckham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sol Gallacher's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Syd Abbotts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Cookson having to interfere. Sol Gallacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Woodbridge's goalkeeper Joel Beckham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Sol Gallacher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Beckham was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Syd Abbotts stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harvey Simms in the 54th minute of play forced Woodbridge's goalkeeper Joel Beckham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Harvey Simms dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joel Beckham, 0-3. Sol Gallacher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Beckham having to interfere. With a little luck, Woodbridge's Joel Beckham got control of the ball when Rich Gunn tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rich Gunn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Joel Beckham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dean Cookson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greg Parkinson in the 64th minute of play. Syd Abbotts hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A hard shot 68 in the game by Sol Gallacher from a close distance when the talented Joel Beckham managed to make a qualified save. Woodbridge's players were relieved. Joel Beckham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harvey Simms in the 69th minute of play. Sol Gallacher who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Joel Beckham when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A hard shot 73 in the game by Sol Gallacher from a close distance when the talented Joel Beckham managed to make a qualified save. Woodbridge's players were relieved. Sol Gallacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sol Gallacher came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne City 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 Sol Gallacher couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Woodbridge's Calum Holt got a free kick in the 83rd minute. A hard shot by Calvin Hyde from long distance, 84 minutes into the match, got Joel Beckham's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Sol Gallacher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Beckham having to interfere. If Rich Gunn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sol Gallacher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Joel Beckham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.