League

Batley
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Devon Bale started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Batley's Robert Waddington got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Owen Dunning struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Neil Doona didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Surbiton 17. After a rather tough play, Batley's Robert Waddington got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute, Grant Corcoran made a precise shot to the right of Richard Purvis. Surbiton 17's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Grant Corcoran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Richard Purvis didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Richard Purvis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gez Rain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Richard Purvis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Kinsey showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. In the 31st minute, Owen Dunning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Iain Wiltshire from long distance, 32 minutes into the match, got Richard Purvis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gez Rain in the 34th minute of play forced Surbiton 17's goalkeeper Richard Purvis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Purvis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timothy Slator, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Daniel Kinsey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Purvis having to interfere. Timothy Slator was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 37th minute. Batley's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Richard Purvis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gez Rain showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 41 minute of play. After 43 played minutes Surbiton 17 got a freekick which was hit by Liam Harding.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gez Rain was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Gez Rain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Purvis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leigh Jewson hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Richard Purvis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Kinsey in the 56th minute of the match. Richard Purvis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grant Corcoran's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Surbiton 17's Richard Purvis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gez Rain in the 59th minute of play. Richard Purvis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grant Corcoran in the 60th minute of play. Surbiton 17's Richard Purvis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gez Rain in the 66th minute of play. Richard Purvis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grant Corcoran in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Devon Bale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Surbiton 17's Richard Purvis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grant Corcoran in the 70th minute of play. After some careless play in the Surbiton 17 defense, Grant Corcoran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Richard Purvis. The Surbiton 17 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Richard Purvis should have stopped the shot. Richard Purvis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Kinsey in the 76th minute of play. Grant Corcoran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st match minute, Batley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gez Rain to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute Timothy Slator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Purvis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Timothy Slator received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Richard Purvis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, Grant Corcoran notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Surbiton 17's Richard Purvis. Richard Purvis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.