League Play-Off

Bedford
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Henry Bignot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Fish having to interfere. Hurst Green's Neil Fish proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Hurst Green from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hurst Green's goalkeeper Neil Fish, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Hurst Green getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. George Flynn hit a great ball. If Phil Fletcher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Henry Bignot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neil Fish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phil Fletcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute Phil Fletcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neil Fish saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Phil Fletcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Neil Fish saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barry Ellison hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Bedford's Alexander Beavan got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 30 played minutes, Hurst Green's Zane Colley shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tris Nelthorpe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hurst Green reached it. After 36 played minutes Hurst Green got a freekick which was hit by George Flynn. When Phil Fletcher came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Bedford 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 Phil Fletcher couldn't finish the play. Neil Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phil Fletcher in the 45th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phil Fletcher to make the kick off. Alexander Beavan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Henry Bignot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Fish having to interfere. Alexander Beavan kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Tris Nelthorpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnathan Appleton, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Hurst Green's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zane Colley in the 74th minute. The corner ended in Zane Colley almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bedford's Tris Nelthorpe did a great save. In the 75th minute, Lloyd Sutcliffe 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. Phil Fletcher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Fish having to interfere. Phil Fletcher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Fish having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Phil Fletcher in the 82nd minute of play forced Hurst Green's goalkeeper Neil Fish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaac McDonald charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaac McDonald the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hurst Green's Isaac McDonald got a free kick in the 84th minute. Vincent Lindley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Neil Fish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Johnathan Appleton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hurst Green's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnathan Appleton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tris Nelthorpe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Vincent Lindley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Henry Bignot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hurst Green succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Bedford had controlled the match.