League

The Banking
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peter Maston took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Thē Ŵhïppętś's Louie Bradley in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Birstall Bombers's goalie prevented a goal. Johnathon Haigh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Birstall Bombers's Esad Vidić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bob Elam in the 10th minute of play. Orson Woodier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Johnathon Haigh made a huge save. In the 13th minute Jay Plant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esad Vidić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulinho de Sena might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnathon Haigh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulinho de Sena ran back to his position shaking his head. Jay Plant's late challenge caught a Birstall Bombers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jay Plant helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Thē Ŵhïppętś getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Jay Plant hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orson Woodier got free with Johnathon Haigh in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulinho de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Johnathon Haigh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho de Sena in the 26th minute of play forced Thē Ŵhïppętś's goalkeeper Johnathon Haigh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes, Bob Elam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Thē Ŵhïppętś and the Birstall Bombers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Orson Woodier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Johnathon Haigh made a huge save. Esad Vidić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Maston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damian Stride hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Esad Vidić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Maston in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Birstall Bombers's Stan Carr got a free kick in the 37th minute. Peter Maston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Johnathon Haigh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orson Woodier in the 41st minute. 42 minutes into the game, Paulinho de Sena cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Johnathon Haigh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Birstall Bombers were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Thē Ŵhïppętś's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jon Husband took the corner. Birstall Bombers's Paulinho de Sena got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Esad Vidić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Maston in the 64th minute of play. Kelvin Stiles kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Birstall Bombers's Jon Husband broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Thē Ŵhïppętś getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Wayne Rooney hit a great ball. A collision led to Thē Ŵhïppętś getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Wayne Rooney hit a great ball. After 75 played minutes, Birstall Bombers's Jon Husband shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Johnathon Haigh 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 Birstall Bombers reached it. In the 78th minute of the match, Louie Bradley got a very nice opportunity to score, but Esad Vidić was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 85 played minutes Thē Ŵhïppętś got a freekick which was hit by Peter Maston. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Orson Woodier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birstall Bombers's supporters rose to their feet, but Orson Woodier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Johnathon Haigh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Orson Woodier made a precise shot to the right of Johnathon Haigh. Thē Ŵhïppętś's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. If Peter Maston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orson Woodier in the 94th minute of play forced Thē Ŵhïppętś's goalkeeper Johnathon Haigh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.