League Play-Off

The Owl Nest
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Owlham Athletic's Graeme Ploughman started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ollie Brindley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liam Bennett recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kenny Kenworthy could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Leigh Spurgeon made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ollie Brindley in the 12th minute of play forced Owlham Athletic's goalkeeper Özgür Kilic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ollie Brindley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özgür Kilic having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ollie Brindley in the 20th minute of play forced Owlham Athletic's goalkeeper Özgür Kilic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Liam Bennett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ollie Brindley took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Özgür Kilic. Özgür Kilic dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 30th minute, Liam Bennett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Whitechapel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Liam Bennett's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Özgür Kilic was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Özgür Kilic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ollie Brindley in the 35th minute of the match. Özgür Kilic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ollie Brindley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Liam Bennett came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Whitechapel 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 Liam Bennett couldn't finish the play. Liam Bennett recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute Ritchie Bowler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özgür Kilic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ollie Brindley was the one to do the kick off. Whitechapel's Liam Bennett got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ollie Brindley came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Whitechapel 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 Ollie Brindley couldn't finish the play. In the 55th match minute, Whitechapel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liam Bennett to maneuver through the defense. Özgür Kilic was out of position in the 59 minute of play, and Ollie Brindley capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ollie Brindley really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Liam Bennett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Whitechapel's supporters rose to their feet, but Liam Bennett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Özgür Kilic breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Graeme Ploughman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Leigh Spurgeon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Owlham Athletic's Kenny Kenworthy got a free kick in the 71st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ollie Brindley kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Özgür Kilic. That made the score 0-4 in the 73 minute of play. Ollie Brindley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Özgür Kilic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ollie Brindley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Özgür Kilic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ollie Brindley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Özgür Kilic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Liam Bennett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özgür Kilic having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ollie Brindley in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Özgür Kilic saved Owlham Athletic from getting behind. The Owlham Athletic fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Whitechapel were clearly better and deserved to take the win.