League Play-Off

Lilleshall Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stephen Stamer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Sparks in the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Spike Ellis 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. Stephen Stamer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfred Sparks in the 9th minute of play. Stephen Stamer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curtis Wing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stephen Stamer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Curtis Wing, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The supporters of Ulverston booed when NinjaSkrtels was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wayne Cuss didn't get a good kick on the ball. NinjaSkrtels's Stephen Stamer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curtis Wing in the 17th minute of play. Stephen Stamer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Sparks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Alfred Sparks 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. After 31 played minutes NinjaSkrtels got a freekick which was hit by Johnny Swift. After 35 played minutes, Ulverston's Neil Hind shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stephen Stamer 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 Ulverston reached it. Curtis Wing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulverston's Ben Miller proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Ulverston from getting a goal against them. Johnny Swift sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Curtis Wing made a kick off. In the 60th match minute, NinjaSkrtels was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garry Stamp to maneuver through the defense. Reggie Longthorn, 61 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Ron Gill took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Stephen Stamer to make any attempt to save it. NinjaSkrtels's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Alfred Sparks scored to the left of an out of position Stephen Stamer, making the score, 0-2. Curtis Wing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Stamer having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Ulverston's Alfred Sparks slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stephen Stamer. That made the score 0-3 after 85 minutes of play. Alfred Sparks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Stamer having to interfere. Stephen Stamer made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Alfred Sparks sent off a good shot on target. When Johnny Swift came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the NinjaSkrtels 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 Johnny Swift couldn't finish the play. The NinjaSkrtels supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ulverston's performance. The match ended with a win for Ulverston.