League Play-Off

Carminnow Farm
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stefan Woolcock got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of FC Lokomotiv Luxulyan booed when Clevedon AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mike Gamble didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leo Cook was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kristopher Hall showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 18 minute of play. Piers Mellon's late challenge caught a FC Lokomotiv Luxulyan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Piers Mellon helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Clevedon AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Piers Mellon hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Daniel Broadhead sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Clevedon AFC's Leo Cook didn't even have to move. Sly Bowen might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leo Cook. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sly Bowen ran back to his position shaking his head. Kristopher Hall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Leo Cook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pete Sharpe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Clevedon AFC's goalkeeper Leo Cook, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Clevedon AFC's Mike Gamble got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Stefan Woolcock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Piers Mellon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 44 minutes, Piers Mellon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clevedon AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Piers Mellon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute, Piers Mellon 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kristopher Hall to strike the kick off in the second half. Sly Bowen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Lokomotiv Luxulyan's zone, Mike Gamble stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ash Findley came out of the goal and Mike Gamble tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leo Cook didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sly Bowen went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 73 minutes into the match, Clevedon AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sly Bowen came free, but Leo Cook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sly Bowen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Cook was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Lokomotiv Luxulyan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pete Fenton was slow to take the kick. During this time Clevedon AFC's players had a chance to rest.