League

Holme Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christian Cornforth made the kick off which started today's match. If Christian Cornforth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Bristol St George City's goalkeeper Steve Speed had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Cornforth. Christian Cornforth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ged Thomson got a throw-in 16 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ed Oates. Steve Speed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Cornforth, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Steve Speed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Cornforth, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Christian Cornforth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Steve Speed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Bristol St George City's goal looked a bit too open when Lance Robertson came free, but Steve Speed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lance Robertson fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 37th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Ed Oates kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Stephen Dunne sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Bristol St George City's Steve Speed didn't even have to move. It was beautiful to see Alnwick Town's Lance Robertson in action when he in the 46th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gareth Mulford to make the kick off. Bristol St George City's Steve Speed played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lance Robertson in the 57th minute of play. Christian Cornforth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Steve Speed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, Alnwick Town's Christian Cornforth nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Steve Speed made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 65th minute, Christian Cornforth 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. Steve Speed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Robertson in the 70th minute of the match. Stephen Dunne made a great header on Alnwick Town's corner, it was just that Bristol St George City's Steve Speed managed to reach the ball for a save. Steve Speed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Cornforth in the 75th minute of play. Christian Cornforth might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Steve Speed. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Cornforth ran back to his position shaking his head. Steve Speed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lance Robertson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Lance Robertson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Steve Speed was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Christian Cornforth managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alnwick Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Christian Cornforth was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steve Speed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.