League Play-Off

Padiham
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when David Fordham got the match started through his kick off. Tipton City's John Paul Beech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Halliday in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match, David Fordham tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but John Paul Beech saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. John Paul Beech made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Ruben Maxwell sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Tipton City's goal looked a bit too open when Ryan Halliday came free, but John Paul Beech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, David Fordham dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of John Paul Beech, 2-0. Junior Deighton kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The supporters of Padiham booed when Tipton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sid Jump didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tipton City's John Paul Beech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Tipton City from getting a goal against them. John Paul Beech came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Padiham's Ruben Maxwell. But to his dismay, Ruben Maxwell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. The supporters of Tipton City booed when Padiham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conan Brayford didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Tipton City's John Paul Beech got control of the ball when Conan Brayford tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexander Dyson made a kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Tipton City's goal looked a bit too open when David Fordham came free, but John Paul Beech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jimmy Milburn fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tipton City's protests and gave Jimmy Milburn a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, Tipton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seb Short to maneuver through the defense. Tipton City's John Paul Beech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Fordham in the 66th minute of play. John Paul Beech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conan Brayford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tipton City's John Paul Beech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conan Brayford in the 74th minute of play. In the 74th minute Conan Brayford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Paul Beech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Tipton City getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Sid Jump hit a great ball. John Paul Beech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stuart Apsden in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conan Brayford in the 85th minute of play forced Tipton City's goalkeeper John Paul Beech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Tipton City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Padiham:s goal. The referee gave Padiham a penalty, 91 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Robin Stone, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tipton City's John Paul Beech. 4-0. John Paul Beech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Maxwell in the 95th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Tipton City defense, David Fordham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John Paul Beech. The Tipton City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John Paul Beech should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Padiham were the better team. Padiham's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.