League Play-Off

Beachton Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Beachton's Robert Maciver 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. Jonathan Caddick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Caddick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Luke Giles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Logan Maciver notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Beachton's Luke Giles. Luke Giles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jonathan Caddick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Luke Giles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narracan's Jayden Morse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Maciver in the 24th minute of play. Patrick Haeberle's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Jayden Morse skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Jonathan Caddick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Narracan's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Caddick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luke Giles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonathan Caddick blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luke Giles having to make a save. Kenneth Andrews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Giles having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Beachton's Handley Owens got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Beachton's zone, Jonathan Caddick stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luke Giles came out of the goal and Jonathan Caddick tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kenneth Andrews sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kelvin Macumber struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Luke Giles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Narracan. Jonathan Caddick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Logan Maciver recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute, Beachton's Robert Maciver dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Caddick to make the kick off. Jayden Morse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Haeberle in the 55th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Beachton:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Narracan:s goal. The referee gave Narracan a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Jonathan Caddick, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Beachton's Luke Giles. 1-2. Davey Millard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Caddick scored 1-3 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Giles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Buchanan Featon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Giles having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Narracan's Jonathan Caddick slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luke Giles. That made the score 1-4 after 71 minutes of play. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Jonathan Caddick sped through Beachton's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luke Giles. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patrick Haeberle in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jayden Morse saved Narracan from getting behind. Buchanan Featon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Luke Giles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Caddick recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Narracan's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Maciver came free, but Jayden Morse reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Buchanan Featon came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Narracan 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 Buchanan Featon couldn't finish the play. The Beachton fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Narracan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.