League Play-Off

Kidmore End Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Billie Shackleton started the match with the kick off. Dale Jenkinson lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 11 minutes into the game, Dersingham City's Zaq Kerr nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carl Frampton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Marcus Scrivener took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Carl Frampton. Carl Frampton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ethan Best managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dersingham City's supporters rose to their feet, but Ethan Best was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carl Frampton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute, Marcus Scrivener made a precise shot to the right of Carl Frampton. Kidmore End City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Scrivener in the 27th minute of play forced Kidmore End City's goalkeeper Carl Frampton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kidmore End City's zone, Ethan Best stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Frampton came out of the goal and Ethan Best tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute of the match Dersingham City got a corner. Kidmore End City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ethan Best ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Dersingham City's corner Paul Chadwick fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Carl Frampton quite easily take care of the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Kidmore End City's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Tandy came free, but Carl Frampton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Scrivener in the 39th minute of play forced Kidmore End City's goalkeeper Carl Frampton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Hargrave in the 44th minute of play forced Dersingham City's goalkeeper Liam Langley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kidmore End City's zone, Ethan Best stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Frampton came out of the goal and Ethan Best tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Edward Haxby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

51 minutes into the match, Kidmore End City's goal looked a bit too open when Kurt Tandy came free, but Carl Frampton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zaq Kerr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Carl Frampton made a huge save. Carl Frampton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Tandy in the 66th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Fitz Sledge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kidmore End City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dersingham City the free kick. The supporters of Dersingham City booed when Kidmore End City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fitz Sledge didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Marcus Scrivener came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Dersingham City 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 Marcus Scrivener couldn't finish the play. Allan Hargrave took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Liam Langley. Liam Langley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-8. If Kurt Tandy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Allan Hargrave had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcus Scrivener kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaq Kerr in the 81st minute of play forced Kidmore End City's goalkeeper Carl Frampton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Kidmore End City getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Fitz Sledge hit a great ball. Marcus Scrivener sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ethan Best sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A throw-in in the 95th minute of the game was made by Giles Gray with Nathanial Ottaway as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Kidmore End City's Nathanial Ottaway got a free kick in the 95th minute. Dersingham City played a much better game than Kidmore End City and deserved their victory. The Kidmore End City players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.