League

The Banking
Spectators: 8440 (Terracing: 6331, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dom Shipley made the kick off which started today's match. Alex Howard was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Paulinho de Sena capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulinho de Sena really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Basil Hardcastle charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basil Hardcastle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Basil Hardcastle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Tommy Bray made a precise shot to the right of Esad Vidić. Birstall Bombers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Esad Vidić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dylon Dibb in the 9th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Dom Shipley 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. After 12 played minutes Birstall Bombers got a freekick which was hit by Keith Trotter. Birstall Bombers's Esad Vidić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tommy Bray in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Pete Meadowcroft hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dom Shipley charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dom Shipley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th match minute, i glimpsed a black star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dom Shipley to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th match minute, i glimpsed a black star was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dom Shipley to maneuver through the defense. When Basil Hardcastle was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 21 minutes had been played. After some careless play in the i glimpsed a black star defense, Paulinho de Sena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Howard. The i glimpsed a black star fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Howard should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dom Shipley in the 30th minute of play forced Birstall Bombers's goalkeeper Esad Vidić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Birstall Bombers's Esad Vidić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dylon Dibb in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Paulinho de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birstall Bombers's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulinho de Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Howard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Esad Vidić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vernon Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulinho de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Birstall Bombers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of i glimpsed a black star:s goal. Esad Vidić had in the 48thth minute some difficulties stopping Stu Beckham's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Tommy Brays short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Esad Vidić to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dom Shipley in the 57th minute of play forced Birstall Bombers's goalkeeper Esad Vidić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulinho de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Tommy Bray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esad Vidić. Birstall Bombers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tommy Bray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Esad Vidić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dom Shipley, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Paulinho de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Howard having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in i glimpsed a black star's zone, Jon Husband stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Howard came out of the goal and Jon Husband tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in i glimpsed a black star's zone, Paulinho de Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Howard came out of the goal and Paulinho de Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 75 minutes into the match, Jon Husband had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Howard. i glimpsed a black star's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jon Husband was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Tommy Bray's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esad Vidić read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Birstall Bombers's Esad Vidić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Birstall Bombers from getting a goal against them. Jon Husband received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Alex Howard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Birstall Bombers's zone, Vernon Smith stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esad Vidić came out of the goal and Vernon Smith tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Howard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulinho de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulinho de Sena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Birstall Bombers getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Pete Meadowcroft hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Dom Shipley 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. Dom Shipley got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 95 played minutes i glimpsed a black star got a freekick which was hit by Dom Shipley. After having played for 97 minutes, Paulinho de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birstall Bombers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulinho de Sena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.