League Play-Off

Kensington Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Stephen Gibson took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 minutes, Alan Knightley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lower Stondon and the Kensington players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, Lower Stondon's Darren Hartson got control of the ball when Fred Lydiate tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kensington's Phillip Oddy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddie Dobby in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Wayne Cadwallader was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lower Stondon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kensington the free kick. A collision led to Lower Stondon getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Wayne Cadwallader hit a great ball. With a little luck, Lower Stondon's Darren Hartson got control of the ball when Fred Lydiate tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lower Stondon's Darren Hartson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Lower Stondon from getting a goal against them. Darren Hartson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Gibson, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Ian Van Der Hoorn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lower Stondon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kensington the free kick. Ian Van Der Hoorn hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Lower Stondon's goal looked a bit too open when Stephen Gibson came free, but Darren Hartson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Fred Lydiate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Lower Stondon's Darren Hartson got control of the ball when Fred Lydiate tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Kensington's Stephen Gibson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darren Hartson narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Pat Hendley scored 1-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Darren Hartson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fred Lydiate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd match minute, Lower Stondon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie Dobby to maneuver through the defense. Wayne Cadwallader was shown his second yellow card after 71 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lower Stondon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! Darren Hartson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephen Gibson in the 78th minute of play. Darren Hartson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Lydiate in the 83rd minute of the match. Ian Van Der Hoorn was shown his second yellow card after 93 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Kensington booed when Lower Stondon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Van Der Hoorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lower Stondon players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kensington.