League Play-Off

Great Ayton`
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denzil Beattie got the match started through his kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Kristopher Everard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Feltham United's Christopher Ackland was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kieran Bower received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Kirk Hepburn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Denzil Beattie managed to get in a good position for a shot. Feltham United's supporters rose to their feet, but Denzil Beattie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kirk Hepburn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kirk Hepburn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kieran Bower's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. In the 14th minute Denzil Beattie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirk Hepburn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Great Ayton` United's Kirk Hepburn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denzil Beattie in the 16th minute of play. Denzil Beattie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirk Hepburn having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Denzil Beattie notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Great Ayton` United's Kirk Hepburn. Kirk Hepburn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Feltham United booed when Great Ayton` United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tod Wilkins didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48thth minute of the game Denzil Beattie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Great Ayton` United's Kirk Hepburn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Kristopher Everard made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Denzil Beattie got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 53rd minute, Carlton Barltrop hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kristopher Everard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kirk Hepburn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denzil Beattie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vincent North fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Great Ayton` United's protests and gave Vincent North a yellow card for diving instead. Vincent North hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Denzil Beattie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirk Hepburn having to interfere. Kieran Bower's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Kirk Hepburn skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Christopher Ackland came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Great Ayton` United's Kristopher Everard. But to his dismay, Kristopher Everard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.