League

Champions Lane
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Harvey Lawson got the match started through his kick off. Darren Longthorn struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Chris Woodman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Putney Rovers. After 13 minutes of play, Chesterfield City's Thom Adamson made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frank Armitstead was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Kris Hellen in the 20th minute of play forced Putney Rovers's goalkeeper Frank Armitstead to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Armitstead didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thom Adamson went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 0-3 became the score in the 32nd minute when Thom Adamson elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Frank Armitstead showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tosh Brazier, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Chris Woodman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darren Longthorn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th match minute, Putney Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Lawson to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Thom Adamson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Armitstead was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Frank Armitstead showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thom Adamson in the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thom Adamson in the 48th minute of play forced Putney Rovers's goalkeeper Frank Armitstead to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dion Palmer made a kick off. Dion Palmer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frank Armitstead having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lewis Younger during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dion Palmer struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Frank Armitstead didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chesterfield City. With a little luck, Putney Rovers's Frank Armitstead got control of the ball when Kris Hellen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thom Adamson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Frank Armitstead made a huge save. Darren Longthorn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Woodman having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Harvey Lawson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Putney Rovers's supporters rose to their feet, but Harvey Lawson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chris Woodman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Dion Palmer took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Frank Armitstead to make any attempt to save it. After 90 played minutes Chesterfield City got a freekick which was hit by Kris Hellen. Kris Hellen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Frank Armitstead made a huge save. Chris Woodman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Longthorn, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the final whistle sounded Chesterfield City left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Putney Rovers.