League

Annscroft Stadium
Spectators: 7950 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 150) Annscroft City's Bryan Locke 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. Rio Rowett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jon Bull tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Croston's goalkeeper Jon Bull, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Croston's Jon Bull got control of the ball when Rio Rowett tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Croston was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jake Garnett to maneuver through the defense. Bryan Locke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ben Boyd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Shipton in the 17th minute of play. Jack Shipton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ben Boyd read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Ben Boyd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Shipton in the 25th minute of play. Ben Boyd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Shipton in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to Annscroft City getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tommy Goldthorpe hit a great ball. After 28 minutes, Rio Rowett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Annscroft City and the Croston players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Annscroft City getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Rio Rowett hit a great ball. Jack Shipton 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. In the 31stth minute of the game Charles Barber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Annscroft City's Ben Boyd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ben Boyd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Shipton in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Croston's Charles Barber sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ben Boyd narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Charles Barber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Boyd having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Annscroft City's Bryan Locke slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jon Bull. That made the score 1-0 after 45 minutes of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jack Shipton made a kick off. Eddy Taylor charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eddy Taylor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Annscroft City's Eddy Taylor got a free kick in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Annscroft City getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Chip Jones hit a great ball. Ben Boyd stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jack Shipton's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After 62 minutes, Tommy Goldthorpe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Annscroft City and the Croston players grew even worse after the yellow card. The attack was good, but when Charles Barber in the 63rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Jack Shipton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Boyd having to interfere. Ben Boyd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jack Shipton in the 69th minute of play. Jack Shipton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79thth minute of the game Jack Shipton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Annscroft City's Ben Boyd was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rio Rowett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jake Garnett hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Annscroft City's zone, Charles Barber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Boyd came out of the goal and Charles Barber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st match minute, Annscroft City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddy Taylor to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.