League

Saltash
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Crtichell got the match started through his kick off. 9 minutes into the match, Hockley City's Al Lowe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alan Meechan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14thth minute of the game Terry Draper who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saltash's Alan Meechan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Al Lowe in the 16th minute of play forced Saltash's goalkeeper Alan Meechan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Al Lowe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Meechan having to interfere. Malcolm Mabbutt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Crtichell in the 30th minute of the match. Al Lowe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Meechan having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, Simon Crtichell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saltash's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hockley City the free kick. After a rather tough play, Saltash's Simon Crtichell got a free kick in the 40th minute. Terry Draper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Terry Draper made the kick off in the second half. Fraser Midgley kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Al Lowe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Saltash's Alan Meechan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Saltash from getting a goal against them. Alan Meechan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terry Draper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Keiran Driver was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saltash's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hockley City the free kick. After a rather tough play, Saltash's Keiran Driver got a free kick in the 64th minute. Terry Draper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Alan Meechan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72nd play minutes Al Lowe shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Alan Meechan and just under the crossbar into goal. With a little luck, Saltash's Alan Meechan got control of the ball when Al Lowe tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 94th minute, Perry Osbon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hockley City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. The Hockley City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.