League

Welling Stadium
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Warrington Knights's Leo Longden started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mark Golding showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Helks, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute, Marc Helks got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 7 minutes of play, Calne's Matt Stayton made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mark Golding was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Marc Helks had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mark Golding. Warrington Knights's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marc Helks was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Warrington Knights's goalkeeper Mark Golding, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mark Golding didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marc Helks went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Marc Helks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Calne's Theo Deacon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Longden in the 25th minute of play. After 28 minutes of play, Calne's Matt Stayton made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mark Golding was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Towler during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jonny Britton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Theo Deacon having to interfere. Warrington Knights's attack was well implemented in the 38th minute, but when Leo Longden was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 59th minute, Calne's Matt Stayton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Mark Golding showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matt Stayton, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt Stayton in the 74th minute of play forced Warrington Knights's goalkeeper Mark Golding to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Matt Stayton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Calne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Warrington Knights the free kick. A collision led to Warrington Knights getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Danny Prutton hit a great ball. Marc Helks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mark Golding having to interfere. Marc Helks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mark Golding took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matt Stayton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marc Helks struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Mark Golding didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Calne. In the 93rd minute, Matt Stayton reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mark Golding. The goal made the score 0-6. 97 minutes into the match, Calne's Marc Helks sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mark Golding narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mark Golding didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Calne's Sebastian Kearney shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute.