League Play-Off

Crowthorne Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reg Clough took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Philip Osborn during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Jake Astridge, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 8 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Damian Kidd was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. John-Paul Prendergast fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kieran Granger having to interfere. Calum Maclean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Kidd having to interfere. Reg Clough sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Calum Maclean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calum Maclean in the 28th minute of play forced Blackfen's goalkeeper Damian Kidd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Blackfen getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Philip Osborn hit a great ball. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Blackfen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Les Corrigan was slow to take the kick. During this time Crowthorne FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Les Corrigan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Damian Kidd quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Reggie Capes kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. John-Paul Prendergast fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kieran Granger having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Calum Maclean made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Ash Sinclair 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. Calum Maclean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calum Maclean in the 66th minute of play forced Blackfen's goalkeeper Damian Kidd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calum Maclean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damian Kidd came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Crowthorne FC's Jake Astridge. But to his dismay, Jake Astridge quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Jake Astridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Kidd having to interfere. Calum Maclean struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Damian Kidd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crowthorne FC. Damian Kidd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calum Maclean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jake Astridge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Damian Kidd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Crowthorne FC's goalkeeper Kieran Granger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John-Paul Prendergast. A collision led to Blackfen getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. John-Paul Prendergast hit a great ball. Calum Maclean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Damian Kidd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Crowthorne FC's Calum Maclean got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Crowthorne FC had won after a very even match.