League

Bath Park
Spectators: 6867 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute, Greg Alsford ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paul Hyde, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Greg Alsford in the 14th minute of the match. If Liam Happe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stanley United's Gerry Bellamy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Stanley United from getting a goal against them. When Greg Alsford came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Stanley United 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 Greg Alsford couldn't finish the play. Bath's Hugo Redoute shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 31st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gerry Bellamy but with some difficulty. If Paul Hyde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Paul Hyde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Paul Hyde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Greg Alsford might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Greg Alsford ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 43rd minute, Wilhelm Cantoreggi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gerry Bellamy. The goal made the score 1-1.

Theo Hönig kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Paul Hyde sent off a good shot on target. Gerry Bellamy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam Happe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Greg Alsford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paul Hyde took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg. Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Bath's Wilhelm Cantoreggi in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stanley United's goalie prevented a goal. Tod Almond hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Liam Happe kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Alsford in the 65th minute of play forced Bath's goalkeeper Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Hyde recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam Happe in the 76th minute of play forced Stanley United's goalkeeper Gerry Bellamy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 77 minutes, Simão Miranda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stanley United and the Bath players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Stanley United getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Simão Miranda hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Greg Alsford kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Karlheinz von Arnim-Boitzenburg. That made the score 1-3 in the 79 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Stanley United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.