League

Snailbeach and Stipe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Snailbeach and Stiperstones United's Curtis Wardle 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. With his leg Shane Verity managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Snailbeach and Stiperstones United's Roger McCunnie fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugh Byrom in the 9th minute of play forced Snailbeach and Stiperstones United's goalkeeper Billie Middleton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Curtis Wardle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, The Clarets's goal looked a bit too open when Curtis Wardle came free, but Shane Verity reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Snailbeach and Stiperstones United getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Tom Seaward hit a great ball. In the 27th minute Curtis Wardle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Verity saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugh Byrom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roger McCunnie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hugh Byrom stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Rhys Verity hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Clarets's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stevie Barltrop in the 61st minute. The corner ended in Stevie Barltrop almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Snailbeach and Stiperstones United's Billie Middleton did a great save. Roger McCunnie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Shane Verity tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hugh Byrom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Curtis Wardle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Clarets's Shane Verity played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curtis Wardle in the 77th minute of play. When Rhys Verity fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Snailbeach and Stiperstones United's protests and gave Rhys Verity a yellow card for diving instead. Shane Verity showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Curtis Wardle in the 81st minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Bart Impey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Clarets's goalkeeper Shane Verity, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 87 played minutes Snailbeach and Stiperstones United got a freekick which was hit by Rufus Sutherland. The corner ended in Bart Impey almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Snailbeach and Stiperstones United's Billie Middleton did a great save. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Toby Slater took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Billie Middleton to make any attempt to save it. In the 96th minute Roger McCunnie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Verity saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.