League

Tynedale Park
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 51) Arsenal's Rodney Peacock 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodney Peacock in the 6th minute of play forced Hexham Town F.C.'s goalkeeper Geoff Furlong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 7 played minutes Hexham Town F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rueben Tompkins. Lucas Upson kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hexham Town F.C.'s zone, Larry Parslow stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geoff Furlong came out of the goal and Larry Parslow tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 13 minutes into the match, Hexham Town F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rodney Peacock came free, but Geoff Furlong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geoff Furlong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodney Peacock in the 16th minute of play. Geoff Furlong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathon Van Der Hoorn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodney Peacock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geoff Furlong having to interfere. Geoff Furlong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathon Van Der Hoorn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geoff Furlong stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodney Peacock's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Hexham Town F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonathon Van Der Hoorn came free, but Geoff Furlong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodney Peacock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 minutes of play, Arsenal's Rodney Peacock made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geoff Furlong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Geoff Furlong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathon Van Der Hoorn in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Matty Letheren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Larry Parslow took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Geoff Furlong. Hexham Town F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hexham Town F.C.'s Geoff Furlong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Peacock in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Philip Cornish to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes, Philip Cornish mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hexham Town F.C. and the Arsenal players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 54 played minutes Hexham Town F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Philip Cornish. The audience was convinced that Jonathon Van Der Hoorn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geoff Furlong was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Geoff Furlong made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Jonathon Van Der Hoorn sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Rodney Peacock took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Geoff Furlong to make any attempt to save it. If Jonathon Van Der Hoorn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rueben Tompkins kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Hexham Town F.C.'s Geoff Furlong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodney Peacock in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Arsenal's Jonathon Van Der Hoorn sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geoff Furlong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Geoff Furlong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodney Peacock, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.