League Play-Off

Green Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Norman Farrow kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes I Love You Debra got a freekick which was hit by Trev Mitchell. I Love You Debra's Brian Meechan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save I Love You Debra from getting a goal against them. Stuart Mortimer in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Brian Meechan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 16 played minutes FC Green Forest got a freekick which was hit by Ralph Bagshaw. Shaun Arrowsmith hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. FC Green Forest's Ivan Longden shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 18th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Brian Meechan but with some difficulty. In the 22nd minute Zack Bannatyne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led FC Green Forest's Ivan Longden to fire away a dangerous shot which Brian Meechan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Stuart Mortimer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brian Meechan having to interfere. The supporters of FC Green Forest booed when I Love You Debra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brendon Scargill didn't get a good kick on the ball. I Love You Debra's Norman Farrow got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Norman Farrow had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Brian Meechan managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when FC Green Forest's Stuart Mortimer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Brian Meechan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Green Forest's Quentin Byrne shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Ollie Ronson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 47 minutes into the match, Norman Farrow had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charlie Blythe. FC Green Forest's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Norman Farrow was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stuart Mortimer to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zack Bannatyne in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Brian Meechan saved I Love You Debra from getting behind. The supporters of I Love You Debra booed when FC Green Forest was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Longden didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Norman Farrow from long distance, 58 minutes into the match, got Charlie Blythe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Bannatyne in the 59th minute of play forced I Love You Debra's goalkeeper Brian Meechan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Meechan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Quentin Byrne went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. After 65 minutes, Quentin Byrne made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. I Love You Debra's Brian Meechan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Rio Spencer came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the FC Green Forest 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 Rio Spencer couldn't finish the play. After having played for 70 minutes, Stuart Mortimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Green Forest's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stuart Mortimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brian Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stuart Mortimer in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Byrne in the 72nd minute of play forced I Love You Debra's goalkeeper Brian Meechan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. I Love You Debra's Brian Meechan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wes Renwick in the 73rd minute of play. Zack Bannatyne took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Brian Meechan. Brian Meechan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Mortimer in the 77th minute of play forced I Love You Debra's goalkeeper Brian Meechan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Stuart Mortimer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Brian Meechan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd minute Quentin Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brian Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brian Meechan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wes Renwick in the 84th minute of play. Brian Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stuart Mortimer in the 87th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zack Bannatyne during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th minute, Zack Bannatyne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brian Meechan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stuart Mortimer in the 91st minute of play. The FC Green Forest fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when FC Green Forest's Quentin Byrne looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. FC Green Forest's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.