League Play-Off

Richings Park Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lance Blackwood took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Warriors's goalkeeper Mick Thomson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Güralp Tanyıldız. Ali Güralp Tanyıldız sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mick Thomson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lance Blackwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Lance Blackwood was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Richings Park FC booed when Warriors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Piotr Malarczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lance Blackwood in the 22nd minute of play forced Warriors's goalkeeper Mick Thomson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Warriors's goalkeeper Mick Thomson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Güralp Tanyıldız. In the 26th minute Leroy Easter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guido Bartoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lance Blackwood came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Richings Park FC 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 Lance Blackwood couldn't finish the play. Mick Thomson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Blackwood in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Warriors's goalkeeper Mick Thomson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ali Güralp Tanyıldız came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Richings Park FC 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 Ali Güralp Tanyıldız couldn't finish the play. Ali Güralp Tanyıldız in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mick Thomson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 40th minute, Buster Browning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Ali Güralp Tanyıldız left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Richings Park FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 46 minutes, Vince Lincoln mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Warriors and the Richings Park FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vince Lincoln hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Atalay Fidan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Warriors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leroy Easter to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Ali Güralp Tanyıldız put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mick Thomson. 61 minutes into the match, Lance Blackwood notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Warriors's Mick Thomson. Mick Thomson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Warriors's Mick Thomson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grant Rushmere in the 66th minute of play. If Ali Güralp Tanyıldız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Güralp Tanyıldız came free, but Mick Thomson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sammy Holmes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Guido Bartoli. Richings Park FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Güralp Tanyıldız in the 74th minute of play forced Warriors's goalkeeper Mick Thomson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes of play, Richings Park FC's Lance Blackwood made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mick Thomson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mick Thomson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Blackwood in the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of Warriors booed when Richings Park FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theo Middleton didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Leroy Easter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Warriors's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leroy Easter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Theo Middleton hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Warriors's Quint Verlengia shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 94th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Guido Bartoli but with some difficulty. Sammy Holmes hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Richings Park FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.