League Play-Off

Fakenham Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Buster Forster started the match with the kick off. Crispin Lobb kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Russell Bentley got free with Callum Morley in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th match minute, Fakenham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Halliday to maneuver through the defense. Callum Morley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugh Hollingsworth in the 22nd minute of play. When Graham Musgrove came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the বল FV 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 Graham Musgrove couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, Buster Forster had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charlie Hird. Fakenham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Buster Forster was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Russell Bentley got free with Callum Morley in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Graham Musgrove came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the বল FV 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 Graham Musgrove couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buster Forster in the 35th minute of play forced Fakenham's goalkeeper Charlie Hird to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Graham Musgrove got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Russell Bentley's late challenge caught a বল FV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Russell Bentley helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Fakenham getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Russell Bentley hit a great ball. Brandon Moxon charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brandon Moxon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hugh Hollingsworth to strike the kick off in the second half. Callum Morley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugh Hollingsworth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Russell Bentley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, Fakenham's goalkeeper Charlie Hird had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Graham Musgrove. A collision led to বল FV getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Brandon Moxon hit a great ball. Graham Musgrove's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Charlie Hird skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Charlie Hird was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Micheal Sharp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Micheal Sharp really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. When বল FV's Buster Forster in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fakenham's goalie prevented a goal. Russell Bentley might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Callum Morley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Russell Bentley ran back to his position shaking his head. Charlie Hird was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Buster Forster showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 80 minute of play. Charlie Hird showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buster Forster in the 84th minute of the match. Russell Bentley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Callum Morley having to interfere. After having played for 90 minutes, Graham Musgrove managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. বল FV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Graham Musgrove was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Fakenham fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. বল FV were clearly better and deserved to take the win.