League

Lavendon Stadium
Spectators: 6710 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) John Seaward started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. William Clayton's late challenge caught a Longridge AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. William Clayton helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, William Clayton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 6 minutes, Les Longthorn mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lavendon AFC and the Longridge AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lavendon AFC's Frankie Weir got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. John Seaward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Zane Curtis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Longridge AFC's Zane Curtis got control of the ball when Frankie Weir tried to sneak it across the goal line. If John Seaward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If John Seaward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 32 minutes into the match, Lavendon AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Constable came free, but Quentin Fairfax reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pierce Logan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Quentin Fairfax tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Quentin Fairfax showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierce Logan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Eddie Huxtable hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Shane Constable sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Quentin Fairfax showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierce Logan, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the game, Pierce Logan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Quentin Fairfax was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 52ndth minute of the game John Seaward who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Longridge AFC's Zane Curtis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Frankie Weir came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Lavendon AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Frankie Weir couldn't finish the play. After 54 minutes, Tod Bettney mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Longridge AFC and the Lavendon AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Longridge AFC's Tod Bettney got a free kick in the 54th minute. Frankie Weir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zane Curtis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Seaward, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Frankie Weir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Shane Constable fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quentin Fairfax having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Pierce Logan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Longridge AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierce Logan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Quentin Fairfax breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pierce Logan struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Quentin Fairfax didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Longridge AFC. Frankie Weir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zane Curtis having to interfere. Zane Curtis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frankie Weir in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the game, Marek Letheren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Longridge AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lavendon AFC the free kick. A collision led to Longridge AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Marek Letheren hit a great ball. John Seaward sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 minutes, Loyd Newbury mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Longridge AFC and the Lavendon AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Shane Constable could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Quentin Fairfax made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Longridge AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.