League Play-Off

Rochford Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Slough F C's Tristan Theakston 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. The audience was convinced that Todd Linkletter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Phil Tynan was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Frank Poynton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frazer Purvis in the 6th minute of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Todd Linkletter who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slough F C's Phil Tynan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, JAKHAR UNITED's Phil Tynan threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Todd Linkletter, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 18th minute of the match, Todd Linkletter tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Phil Tynan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Phil Tynan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Linkletter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Phil Tynan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Linkletter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Todd Linkletter received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Phil Tynan came out and tried to block the shot, but Todd Linkletter slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 24th minute. 31 minutes into the match, JAKHAR UNITED's goal looked a bit too open when Frazer Purvis came free, but Frank Poynton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Slough F C's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Linkletter came free, but Phil Tynan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Slough F C's Billie Ridgeway got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sol Boxall in the 43rd minute of play forced JAKHAR UNITED's goalkeeper Frank Poynton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Todd Linkletter kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Frank Poynton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tristan Theakston in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Todd Linkletter made a kick off. After having played for 55 minutes, Todd Linkletter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JAKHAR UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Todd Linkletter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Brookman in the 56th minute of play forced Slough F C's goalkeeper Phil Tynan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Slough F C's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Turner came free, but Phil Tynan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. JAKHAR UNITED's Frank Poynton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save JAKHAR UNITED from getting a goal against them. Frank Poynton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frazer Purvis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jimmy Lawton charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jimmy Lawton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, JAKHAR UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimmy Lawton to maneuver through the defense. Frank Poynton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tristan Theakston in the 73rd minute of play. Mattias Rowling took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Phil Tynan. Slough F C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. JAKHAR UNITED's Frank Poynton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tristan Theakston in the 82nd minute of play. Frank Poynton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sol Boxall in the 84th minute. When Tod Duckworth fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JAKHAR UNITED's protests and gave Tod Duckworth a yellow card for diving instead. Slough F C's Phil Tynan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Linkletter in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Slough F C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for JAKHAR UNITED.