League

Heywood
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Heywood's goalkeeper Jim Castledine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Travis Ashton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calvin Barrett, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Heywood's John Paul Small got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 7th minute Tosh Stockdale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jim Castledine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Heywood's goal looked a bit too open when Jo Albright came free, but Jim Castledine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st play minute Shane Wicks came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Travis Ashton. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Smith during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th match minute, FC ALBIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Smith to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes in the game John Paul Small did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Joel Howson. 31 minutes into the match, FC ALBIN's goalkeeper Travis Ashton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Howson. Jo Albright recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shane Wicks's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Travis Ashton firmly grabbed it by the left post. FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calvin Barrett in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calvin Barrett in the 52nd minute of play. In the 61st minute, Sam Beverley 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. FC ALBIN's Jo Albright got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC ALBIN's goalkeeper Travis Ashton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jo Albright sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Travis Ashton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calvin Barrett, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute of the game Theo Wishart made a throw-in which Shane Wicks played forward. 97 minutes into the match, Calvin Barrett notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton. Travis Ashton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Heywood players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.