League

Sunderland
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ridgeway Rovers's Isaac Kingston started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Damon Hird showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Watkinson in the 3rd minute of the match. Gav Ferdinand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Smith in the 5th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, HEELABY's goal looked a bit too open when Caleb Colt came free, but Gav Ferdinand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Graeme Shakespeare during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Graeme Shakespeare kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Caleb Colt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gav Ferdinand. HEELABY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caleb Colt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Isaac Kingston had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gav Ferdinand. HEELABY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isaac Kingston was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 18th minute, Isaac Kingston ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gav Ferdinand was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Gav Ferdinand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leigh Widdrington in the 21st minute of play. Gav Ferdinand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leigh Widdrington, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Smith in the 28th minute of play forced HEELABY's goalkeeper Gav Ferdinand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Leigh Widdrington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gav Ferdinand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of HEELABY:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ridgeway Rovers:s goal. The referee gave Ridgeway Rovers a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Des Roberts, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of HEELABY's Gav Ferdinand. 0-4. Damon Hird took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Watkinson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isaac Kingston charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac Kingston the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes Ridgeway Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Kingston.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Graeme Shakespeare was the one to do the kick off. Ridgeway Rovers's Damon Hird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Sansom in the 58th minute of play. Sam Watkinson scored 1-4 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damon Hird, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th minute Sam Watkinson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damon Hird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gav Ferdinand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leigh Widdrington in the 72nd minute of play. Damon Hird showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graeme Shakespeare in the 82nd minute of the match. Vernon Pelc kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Graeme Shakespeare shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damon Hird saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caleb Colt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Gav Ferdinand made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leigh Widdrington in the 92nd minute of play forced HEELABY's goalkeeper Gav Ferdinand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.