League

Havant
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Darren Hayward got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darren Hayward in the 4th minute of play forced Havant's goalkeeper Adam Venables to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Havant getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Kristopher Deeney hit a great ball. If Laurence Leather had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Henry Gibson came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the hull afc 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 Henry Gibson couldn't finish the play. Henry Gibson took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Venables. Adam Venables dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After having played for 17 minutes, Henry Gibson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. hull afc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henry Gibson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute Henry Gibson suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brett Butterfield during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Havant! Darren Hayward placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Kristopher Deeney hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Laurence Leather 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. Darren Hayward kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. If Chris Robertson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darren Hayward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Adam Venables tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Darren Hayward managed to get in a good position for a shot. hull afc's supporters rose to their feet, but Darren Hayward was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Venables breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute, Darren Hayward 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. 41 minutes into the match, hull afc's Darren Hayward sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adam Venables narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Kristopher Deeney made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Laurence Leather 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. With an all-out effort, hull afc's Adam Venables threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Darren Hayward, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Darren Hayward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Laurence Leather came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the hull afc 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 Laurence Leather couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, hull afc's Laurence Leather got a free kick in the 70th minute. If Darren Hayward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. hull afc's Laurence Leather got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 80 minutes of play, Havant's Kristopher Deeney made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Simon Crossley was left in no man's land by his defense there! Darren Hayward fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Venables having to interfere. Adam Venables showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darren Hayward, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Stuart Bryden's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Venables read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. Albert Harrington didn't quite understand what happened when in the 90 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 92nd match minute, Havant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Harrington to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darren Hayward in the 96th minute of play forced Havant's goalkeeper Adam Venables to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. hull afc's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.