League Play-Off

Noak Hill Road
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Josh Jordan started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Reggie Durkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Housham was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Wennerqvist in the 9th minute of play forced Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s goalkeeper Patrick Housham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Des Conway ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Housham was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Patrick Housham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Wennerqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Sol Hargraves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Patrick Housham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sol Hargraves kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Josh Jordan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Josh Jordan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Honorato Jeraldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sol Hargraves in the 24th minute of play forced Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s goalkeeper Patrick Housham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s Patrick Housham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reggie Durkin in the 27th minute of play. Patrick Housham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Wennerqvist's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Erik Wennerqvist came free, but Patrick Housham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 played minutes Willingale Hotspur F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Lenny Lonsdale. In the 32nd minute, Ritchie Croft hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Galacticos's Reggie Durkin in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Erik Wennerqvist took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patrick Housham. Patrick Housham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Patrick Housham came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Galacticos's Zaq Mahon. But to his dismay, Zaq Mahon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s Patrick Housham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Wennerqvist in the 44th minute of play. Honorato Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josh Jordan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Wennerqvist in the 47th minute of play forced Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s goalkeeper Patrick Housham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erik Wennerqvist was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Reggie Durkin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galacticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Honorato Jeraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josh Jordan in the 57th minute of the match. Patrick Housham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reggie Durkin in the 60th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Sol Hargraves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Patrick Housham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Lenny Lonsdale came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Willingale Hotspur F.C. 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 Lenny Lonsdale couldn't finish the play. Honorato Jeraldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josh Jordan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Reggie Durkin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galacticos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Ritchie Croft hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Willingale Hotspur F.C.'s Patrick Housham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Wennerqvist in the 82nd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Lenny Lonsdale came free, but Honorato Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrick Housham made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Reggie Durkin sent off a good shot on target. Patrick Housham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erik Wennerqvist went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. Rich Radcliffe hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Galacticos played a much better game than Willingale Hotspur F.C. and deserved their victory. The Willingale Hotspur F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.