League Play-Off

Norton Radstock Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes Norton Radstock AFC got a freekick which was hit by Dave Cawood. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benji Thomson in the 7th minute of play forced Norton Radstock AFC's goalkeeper Orson Pickford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andy Legzdins's late challenge caught a Norton Radstock AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andy Legzdins helped the player get up and apologised. Andy Legzdins hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. John-Paul Picker charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John-Paul Picker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. John-Paul Picker hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Buster Musgrove managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norton Radstock AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Buster Musgrove was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alec Sykes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Steve Scriven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Sykes having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Norton Radstock AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Benji Thomson came free, but Orson Pickford reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Woolwich AFC booed when Norton Radstock AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brad Ripley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norton Radstock AFC's Orson Pickford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benji Thomson in the 20th minute of play. Rowan Tyler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Orson Pickford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Woolwich AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Steve Scriven scored to the left of an out of position Alec Sykes, making the score, 1-0. Glen Hazell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Sykes having to interfere. Alec Sykes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Scriven in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Woolwich AFC's Rowan Tyler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orson Pickford narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Woolwich AFC booed when Norton Radstock AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glen Hazell didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 35 played minutes, Woolwich AFC's Dennis Titmuss shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Orson Pickford came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Woolwich AFC reached it. Orson Pickford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benji Thomson in the 38th minute of play. Orson Pickford showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benji Thomson, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Alexander Hughes's late challenge caught a Woolwich AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexander Hughes helped the player get up and apologised. Norton Radstock AFC's Orson Pickford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benji Thomson in the 45th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Seagrave during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Woolwich AFC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Noel Seagrave hit a great ball. 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 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Steve Scriven to make the kick off. Orson Pickford stood somewhat misplaced when Rowan Tyler came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 52 minute. Alec Sykes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexander Hughes's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Woolwich AFC's Andy Legzdins got a free kick in the 61st minute. Alexander Hughes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Sykes having to interfere. Rowan Tyler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orson Pickford having to interfere. Alexander Hughes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alec Sykes having to interfere. Alec Sykes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steve Scriven in the 74th minute of play. Benji Thomson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Orson Pickford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orson Pickford made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Benji Thomson sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benji Thomson in the 86th minute of play forced Norton Radstock AFC's goalkeeper Orson Pickford to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alec Sykes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steve Scriven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Alexander Hughes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Norton Radstock AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Hughes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alec Sykes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Woolwich AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Norton Radstock AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.