League Play-Off

Chattenden lane
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jay Gough made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Walton On The Naze's goalkeeper Darren Kear, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Chattenden Critters's Kasey Bourne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darren Kear narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Kasey Bourne made a precise shot to the right of Darren Kear. Walton On The Naze's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Kasey Bourne might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Darren Kear. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kasey Bourne ran back to his position shaking his head. Vance Knight made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damion Canning in the 15th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Chattenden Critters's Daniel King ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Darren Kear. Darren Kear yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Darren Kear showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel King, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. A collision led to Walton On The Naze getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Billie Cornish hit a great ball. Walton On The Naze's Darren Kear proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Walton On The Naze from getting a goal against them. In the 34th match minute, Walton On The Naze was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Billie Cornish to maneuver through the defense. Kasey Bourne succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 37th playminute. Daniel King sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kasey Bourne in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Darren Kear, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lee Pool charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lee Pool the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Walton On The Naze's Lee Pool got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes, Daniel King made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Walton On The Naze's Darren Kear tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kasey Bourne was the one to do the kick off. Kasey Bourne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Darren Kear tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darren Kear showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel King, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Darren Kear showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel King, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Kasey Bourne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Darren Kear tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Daniel King left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chattenden Critters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Kasey Bourne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the match, Walton On The Naze's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel King came free, but Darren Kear reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Albert Corbett almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Walton On The Naze's Darren Kear did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jay Gough in the 72nd minute of play forced Chattenden Critters's goalkeeper Vance Knight to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jay Gough in the 74th minute of play forced Chattenden Critters's goalkeeper Vance Knight to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damion Canning hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Darren Kear stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel King's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Kasey Bourne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Darren Kear was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. 85 minutes into the match, Walton On The Naze's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel King came free, but Darren Kear reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Walton On The Naze defense, Kasey Bourne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Darren Kear. The Walton On The Naze fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Darren Kear should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute, Daniel King 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. Vance Knight showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Gough in the 96th minute of the match.