League Play-Off

Ilford Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexander Duff started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Ilford's Owen Dawson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Caleb Moxon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When MakeMZGreatAgain's Edward Ashton in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ilford's goalie prevented a goal. MakeMZGreatAgain's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Owen Dawson scored to the left of an out of position Caleb Moxon, making the score, 1-0. Dennis Boland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edward Ashton hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Eddie Bonds's late challenge caught a MakeMZGreatAgain's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eddie Bonds helped the player get up and apologised. If Alexander Duff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Edward Ashton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kris Walker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexander Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Des Murray came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the MakeMZGreatAgain 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 Des Murray couldn't finish the play. 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.

MakeMZGreatAgain's Alexander Duff got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ilford's Kris Walker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Duff in the 58th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Owen Dawson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Caleb Moxon. MakeMZGreatAgain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Owen Dawson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Ilford's Kris Walker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Duff in the 68th minute of play. Rupert Lock was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 75th minute. MakeMZGreatAgain's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 76th minute, Sean Reid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edward Ashton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Duff in the 80th minute of play forced Ilford's goalkeeper Kris Walker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes MakeMZGreatAgain got a freekick which was hit by Stevie West. Caleb Moxon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Owen Dawson went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexander Duff in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kris Walker prevented the ball from getting in the gole.