League Play-Off

Bishops Castle Stadi
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Travis Fitter got the match started through his kick off. Dion Smikle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Seb Murphy having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Cracovia KS's Stevie Whittaker ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Seb Murphy. Seb Murphy yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Stevie Whittaker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Seb Murphy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stevie Whittaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Dion Smikle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Seb Murphy was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Benjamin Greenwood kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Stevie Whittaker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cracovia KS's supporters rose to their feet, but Stevie Whittaker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seb Murphy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Cookson in the 43rd minute of play forced New Marske AFC's goalkeeper Seb Murphy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Stevie Whittaker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cracovia KS's supporters rose to their feet, but Stevie Whittaker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seb Murphy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dion Smikle made a kick off. In the 57th minute Travis Fitter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orson Boyd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Verne Harkness hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seb Murphy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dion Smikle in the 61st minute of the match. If Ethan Hudson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, Stevie Whittaker notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of New Marske AFC's Seb Murphy. Seb Murphy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cracovia KS's Orson Boyd proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Cracovia KS from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Cracovia KS's Johnathan Cookson got a free kick in the 79th minute. Iain Wildman hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 90 minutes into the match, New Marske AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Dion Smikle came free, but Seb Murphy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cracovia KS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.