League Play-Off

Nick Off Sisu Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denzil Butterfield got the match started through his kick off. Carlos Augusto Messias kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Rickmansworth's Barry Foreman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kant Cooley in the 5th minute of play. Zhao Ran Ming made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denzil Butterfield in the 6th minute of play. In the 9th minute Cleiton Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhao Ran Ming saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhao Ran Ming stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cleiton Neto's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Rickmansworth's goal looked a bit too open when Kant Cooley came free, but Barry Foreman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barry Foreman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camilo Ferrara in the 17th minute. Zhao Ran Ming showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Löfskog, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Kant Cooley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Barry Foreman was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 30 played minutes Coventry Wasps got a freekick which was hit by Mark Booth. Barry Foreman made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Zack Doughty sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes into the match, Rickmansworth's goal looked a bit too open when Kant Cooley came free, but Barry Foreman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Coventry Wasps getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Sam-Lucas Neirynck hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kant Cooley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rickmansworth's Barry Foreman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camilo Ferrara in the 51st minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Coventry Wasps's goal looked a bit too open when Denzil Butterfield came free, but Zhao Ran Ming reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Coventry Wasps were awarded a corner. Pete Munroe went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Coventry Wasps's corner Pete Munroe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Barry Foreman quite easily take care of the ball. After 66 played minutes Pete Munroe shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Rickmansworth's Barry Foreman to catch but Pete Munroe was lucky. It became 1-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. After some careless play in the Rickmansworth defense, Camilo Ferrara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Barry Foreman. The Rickmansworth fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Barry Foreman should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Rickmansworth's Denzil Butterfield got a free kick in the 91st minute. There was no doubt that Coventry Wasps were the better team. Coventry Wasps's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.