League Play-Off

Rochford Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Neil Devaney made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to JAKHAR UNITED getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tod Duckworth hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, JAKHAR UNITED's Stephen Devine threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Todd Linkletter, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the JAKHAR UNITED defense, Neil Devaney kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frank Poynton. The JAKHAR UNITED fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frank Poynton should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Pirroni-cum-Moze City getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Richard Caine hit a great ball. When JAKHAR UNITED's Todd Linkletter in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pirroni-cum-Moze City's goalie prevented a goal. When Shawn Bettney fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pirroni-cum-Moze City's protests and gave Shawn Bettney a yellow card for diving instead. Shawn Bettney kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Frank Poynton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Devaney, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, JAKHAR UNITED's Tod Duckworth got a free kick in the 25th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pirroni-cum-Moze City's zone, Todd Linkletter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stephen Devine came out of the goal and Todd Linkletter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stephen Devine made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Dave Turner sent off a good shot on target. Basil Crosby's late challenge caught a JAKHAR UNITED's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basil Crosby helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, Basil Crosby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Todd Linkletter did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Stephen Devine 31 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Pirroni-cum-Moze City's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Linkletter came free, but Stephen Devine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Todd Linkletter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Devine having to interfere. Frank Poynton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Basil Crosby went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. JAKHAR UNITED were furious when Jimmy Lawton was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to JAKHAR UNITED getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Jimmy Lawton hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Grant Fearns kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Neil Devaney reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Frank Poynton. The goal made the score 2-3. JAKHAR UNITED's Frank Poynton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neil Devaney in the 63rd minute of play. After having played for 66 minutes, Dave Turner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JAKHAR UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dave Turner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th match minute, Pirroni-cum-Moze City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jay Porter to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, JAKHAR UNITED's goalkeeper Frank Poynton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Basil Crosby. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basil Crosby in the 72nd minute of play forced JAKHAR UNITED's goalkeeper Frank Poynton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th match minute, Pirroni-cum-Moze City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brandon Chadwick to maneuver through the defense. Howard Land kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Stephen Devine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Todd Linkletter went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Pirroni-cum-Moze City's Stephen Devine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Linkletter in the 88th minute of play. Pirroni-cum-Moze City's Stephen Devine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Linkletter in the 91st minute of play. If Todd Linkletter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Brookman in the 94th minute of play forced Pirroni-cum-Moze City's goalkeeper Stephen Devine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Pirroni-cum-Moze City's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Linkletter came free, but Stephen Devine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.