Botley Terrace
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wesley Coyle kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Botley FC got a freekick which was hit by Wayne Jones. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnny Neville in the 9th minute of play forced Botley FC's goalkeeper Doug Houghton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Wayne Jones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wayne Jones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Botley FC's Wesley Coyle in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hobbiton Athletic's goalie prevented a goal. Fraser Pack kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wesley Coyle got free with Lucas Langford in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucas Langford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wayne Jones in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Perry Leadbeater shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doug Houghton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Langford didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Allan Stride went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Perry Leadbeater kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Lance Owen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Botley FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hobbiton Athletic the free kick. After a rather tough play, Botley FC's Lance Owen got a free kick in the 44th minute. Hobbiton Athletic's Johnny Neville suffered a sore thigh after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 45 minutes, Tosh Land mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Botley FC and the Hobbiton Athletic players grew even worse after the yellow card. Doug Houghton went to the wrong direction when Johnny Gray was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ged Hargrave made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wayne Jones during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th minute of the match Perry Leadbeater shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Doug Houghton showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Keiran Dale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Lucas Langford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wesley Coyle in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Langford prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 65th minute, Allan Stride hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wesley Coyle in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Langford prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 69 minutes into the match, Wesley Coyle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Langford. Hobbiton Athletic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wesley Coyle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. With a little luck, Botley FC's Doug Houghton got control of the ball when Ged Hargrave tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Botley FC's Wayne Jones got a free kick in the 76th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Fraser Pack was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hobbiton Athletic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Botley FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Hobbiton Athletic:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Botley FC:s goal. The audience was convinced that Wayne Jones's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucas Langford was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. 83 minutes into the match, Wesley Coyle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Langford. Hobbiton Athletic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wesley Coyle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Lucas Langford stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wesley Coyle's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 93rd minute, Ged Hargrave 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. After having played for 95 minutes, Wayne Jones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Botley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wayne Jones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Wesley Coyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 99th minute, Wesley Coyle made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Langford. Hobbiton Athletic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0.
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