League

Stannington
Spectators: 7505 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 100) In the 4th minute, Pierre Sutton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 played minutes Stannington got a freekick which was hit by Ian Lowndes. The audience was convinced that Jay Soussan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walter Easter was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Alastair Wallbank received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Walter Easter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22ndth minute of the game Jay Soussan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stannington's Walter Easter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute, Alastair Wallbank ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walter Easter was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When Gillingham Town FC's Jay Soussan in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stannington's goalie prevented a goal. 41 minutes into the match, Pedro Airton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andy Slater. Gillingham Town FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Airton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jay Soussan was the one to do the kick off. Ian Lowndes charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ian Lowndes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, Stannington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Lowndes to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Nial Sugden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stannington's Walter Easter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Stannington from getting a goal against them. In the 74thth minute of the game Jay Soussan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stannington's Walter Easter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 75th minute, Alastair Wallbank 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. Jay Soussan struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Walter Easter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gillingham Town FC. Alastair Wallbank's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Walter Easter read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Walter Easter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jay Soussan, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Walter Easter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jay Soussan, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 94th minute, Den Lonsdale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nial Sugden took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Andy Slater. Gillingham Town FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Many of Gillingham Town FC's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Gillingham Town FC may have spent more time on the ball, but Stannington were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.