League Play-Off

Shelfield
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute Gaz Eslworth suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 8 played minutes Shelfield City got a freekick which was hit by Ron Wainwright. When Byron Gilchrist came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the West Wickham fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Byron Gilchrist couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Shelfield City booed when West Wickham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doug Howard didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shelfield City's Johnny Shotton couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 13th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for West Wickham. Steven Renner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Benjamin Boulton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Shelfield City's Steven Renner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benjamin Boulton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Steven Renner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Benjamin Boulton made a huge save. In the 29th match minute, Shelfield City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simeon McDonald to maneuver through the defense. Steven Renner let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 31st minute shot 2-0 at rihgt post. 35 minutes into the match, West Wickham's goalkeeper Benjamin Boulton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Steven Renner. Byron Gilchrist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ross Croyden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Benjamin Boulton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ross Croyden to make the kick off. Steven Renner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Boulton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ross Croyden in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ross Croyden in the 58th minute of play forced West Wickham's goalkeeper Benjamin Boulton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caleb Sansom struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. CJ Lofthouse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for West Wickham. Byron Gilchrist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but CJ Lofthouse made a huge save. After 70 minutes, Steven Renner made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. West Wickham's Benjamin Boulton tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ross Croyden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 82nd minute Ross Croyden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Boulton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, West Wickham's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Renner came free, but Benjamin Boulton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Shelfield City booed when West Wickham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orson Argent didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Steven Renner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shelfield City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Steven Renner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Simeon McDonald hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Orson Argent hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When Shelfield City's Steven Renner in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye West Wickham's goalie prevented a goal. Ross Croyden blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin Boulton having to make a save. 96 minutes into the game, Simeon Selby was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. West Wickham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shelfield City the free kick. Simeon Selby hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. West Wickham's Benjamin Boulton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ross Croyden in the 97th minute of play. There was no doubt that Shelfield City were the better team. Shelfield City's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.