League Play-Off

Bury St Edmunds
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. Jools Searle started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Biggin Hi's goalkeeper Jason Spacey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stew Bridgeworth. If Kris Blain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gordon Alsop fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bury St Edmunds AFC's protests and gave Gordon Alsop a yellow card for diving instead. In the 9th minute, Gordon Alsop hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 13 minutes, Johnathan Featherstone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Biggin Hi and the Bury St Edmunds AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Biggin Hi's Johnathan Featherstone got a free kick in the 13th minute. Jason Spacey had great luck who in the 14thth minute grab hold of the ball when Seth Topham from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jools Searle in the 17th minute of play forced Bury St Edmunds AFC's goalkeeper Ivan Llewellyn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seth Topham got free with Jason Spacey in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Biggin Hi's Jason Spacey got control of the ball when Stew Bridgeworth tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24thth minute of the game Kris Blain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bury St Edmunds AFC's Ivan Llewellyn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Bury St Edmunds AFC booed when Biggin Hi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jools Searle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zak Slatter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Jason Spacey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jason Spacey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Topham in the 28th minute of the match. Biggin Hi's Jason Spacey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Biggin Hi from getting a goal against them. After 34 minutes of play, Bury St Edmunds AFC's Stew Bridgeworth made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jason Spacey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jason Spacey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seth Topham, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute of the match, Wesley Lloyd tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jason Spacey saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After having played for 44 minutes, Seth Topham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bury St Edmunds AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Seth Topham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Will Mumford hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Gordon Alsop recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Seth Topham to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Will Mumford notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bury St Edmunds AFC's Ivan Llewellyn. Ivan Llewellyn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Ivan Llewellyn managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Biggin Hi's Jools Searle fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lewis Linford during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Lewis Linford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jason Spacey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seth Topham in the 60th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Biggin Hi's Ivan Llewellyn threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kris Blain, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jools Searle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Ivan Llewellyn made a huge save. In the 69th minute Kris Blain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Llewellyn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jools Searle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ivan Llewellyn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the game, Seth Topham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Jason Spacey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 78 minutes into the game, Bury St Edmunds AFC's Seth Topham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jason Spacey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Ivan Llewellyn was a little too slow when Kris Blain got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 3-2. In the 86th minute of the match Gordon Alsop shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jason Spacey showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Biggin Hi's Jason Spacey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seth Topham in the 92nd minute of play. Ivan Llewellyn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kris Blain in the 96th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.