League Play-Off

Asot Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hastings City's Larry Doona started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Colin Knowles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Craig Hibbert made a huge save. Rodd Senior fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Craig Hibbert having to interfere. A hard shot 12 in the game by Colin Knowles from a close distance when the talented Craig Hibbert managed to make a qualified save. Hastings City's players were relieved. Colin Knowless short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Craig Hibbert to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rodd Senior recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colin Knowles did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Craig Hibbert 20 minutes into the match. With 22 minutes on the clock, Jeffrey Blackhurst commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, FC Bloki Dukla's Jeffrey Blackhurst got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Robert Munday made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamal Hitchcock in the 25th minute of play. Robert Munday took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jamal Hitchcock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Munday showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camron Baird in the 28th minute of the match. When Colin Knowles came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the FC Bloki Dukla 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 Colin Knowles couldn't finish the play. Craig Hibbert made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Laurence Houlahan sent off a good shot on target. Colin Knowles's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Craig Hibbert skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Colin Knowles did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Craig Hibbert 44 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Colin Knowles to make the kick off. Jamal Hitchcock received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Robert Munday came out and tried to block the shot, but Jamal Hitchcock slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 53rd minute. In the 56th match minute, Hastings City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billy Giles to maneuver through the defense. Robert Munday made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camron Baird in the 58th minute. Scott Kendall kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Craig Hibbert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Colin Knowles's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Colin Knowles notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Hastings City's Craig Hibbert. Craig Hibbert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Colin Knowles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Colin Knowles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Craig Hibbert was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jamal Hitchcock in the 85th minute of play forced FC Bloki Dukla's goalkeeper Robert Munday to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colin Knowles struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Craig Hibbert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bloki Dukla. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hastings City's goalkeeper Craig Hibbert, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89thth minute of the game Colin Knowles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hastings City's Craig Hibbert was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Craig Hibbert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Colin Knowles's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Laurence Houlahan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Craig Hibbert having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Laurence Houlahan managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bloki Dukla's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurence Houlahan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Craig Hibbert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 97 minutes into the match, Hastings City's goal looked a bit too open when Colin Knowles came free, but Craig Hibbert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Bloki Dukla walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.