League Play-Off

Leigh Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jude Flintoff made the kick off which started today's match. Keith Grainger made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Casey Warrender sent off a good shot on target. Albert Douglas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Flintoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Casey Warrender's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Keith Grainger firmly grabbed it by the left post. 20 minutes into the match, f1teamferrari's goal looked a bit too open when Jerome Sedgemore came free, but Keith Grainger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keith Grainger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casey Warrender in the 22nd minute of the match. Connor Sheppard kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, f1teamferrari's Jude Flintoff sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Albert Douglas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Christopher Hardcastle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Albert Douglas having to make a save. Connor Sheppard kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Micheal Marler took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Albert Douglas. Leigh's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Christopher Hardcastle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Douglas having to interfere. Albert Douglas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jude Flintoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jerome Sedgemore stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. f1teamferrari's Keith Grainger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerome Sedgemore in the 56th minute of play. Ralf Boulding's late challenge caught a Leigh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ralf Boulding helped the player get up and apologised. Casey Warrender blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Keith Grainger having to make a save. A collision led to f1teamferrari getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ralf Boulding hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Casey Warrender 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. f1teamferrari's Jude Flintoff got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Keith Grainger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Casey Warrender's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 79th minute Jerome Sedgemore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keith Grainger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, f1teamferrari's Christopher Hardcastle got a free kick in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in f1teamferrari's zone, Connor Sheppard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keith Grainger came out of the goal and Connor Sheppard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.