League

Folkestone
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jake Noble made the kick off which started today's match. Steve Nightingale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th match minute, Folkestone AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stewart Bowland to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes Werrington got a freekick which was hit by Rio Ashford. The long shot by Leon Herring in the 14th minute really tested Gez Foggarty's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 20 minutes into the match, Kristopher Baird had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gerry West. Folkestone AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kristopher Baird was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Folkestone AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Werrington:s goal. Nathanial Cartwright shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Kristopher Baird fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerry West having to interfere. Rodney Horsell struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Gez Foggarty didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Folkestone AFC. Jake Noble fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gez Foggarty having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Noble in the 36th minute of play forced Werrington's goalkeeper Gez Foggarty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodney Horsell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Gez Foggarty made a huge save. If Steve Nightingale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kristopher Baird 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. Jake Noble struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Gez Foggarty didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Folkestone AFC. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kristopher Baird to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Noble in the 53rd minute of play forced Werrington's goalkeeper Gez Foggarty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd match minute, Werrington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Greaves to maneuver through the defense. Rodney Horsell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Folkestone AFC defense, Steve Nightingale kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gerry West. The Folkestone AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gerry West should have stopped the shot. When Steve Nightingale came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Werrington fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Steve Nightingale couldn't finish the play. After having played for 65 minutes, Nathanial Oliver managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Werrington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nathanial Oliver was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Folkestone AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Steve Nightingale came free, but Gerry West reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Folkestone AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jake Noble to maneuver through the defense. If Steve Nightingale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Steve Nightingale made a precise shot to the right of Gerry West. Folkestone AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 81 played minutes Werrington got a freekick which was hit by Nathanial Oliver. Steve Nightingale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerry West having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Folkestone AFC's zone, Steve Nightingale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerry West came out of the goal and Steve Nightingale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the game, Werrington's Nathanial Oliver nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gerry West made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. With a little luck, Folkestone AFC's Gerry West got control of the ball when Steve Nightingale tried to sneak it across the goal line.