League Play-Off

Westbourne
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Trey Bell 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. If Shane Askew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neil Prince showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Chadwick in the 6th minute of the match. Neil Prince made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Chadwick in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Allan Chadwick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Neil Prince was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Allan Chadwick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Prince having to interfere. Trey Bell in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Neil Prince, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jacob Grayson charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacob Grayson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Wanlip AFC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jacob Grayson hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Wanlip AFC's zone, Allan Chadwick stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Neil Prince came out of the goal and Allan Chadwick tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wanlip AFC's zone, Trey Bell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Neil Prince came out of the goal and Trey Bell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joe Lobb kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Allan Chadwick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Neil Prince tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Wanlip AFC's zone, Trey Bell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Neil Prince came out of the goal and Trey Bell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neil Prince showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Chadwick, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After having played for 39 minutes, Trey Bell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Westbourne FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Trey Bell 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 40th minute, Russell Marsden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Allan Chadwick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Neil Prince tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chris Crowther hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Allan Chadwick to make the kick off. Wanlip AFC's Neil Prince played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Chadwick in the 52nd minute of play. Neil Prince didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Allan Chadwick went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the match, Trey Bell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Neil Prince. Wanlip AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Trey Bell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Wanlip AFC's Neil Prince played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Russell Marsden in the 65th minute of play. Neil Prince showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trey Bell, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trey Bell in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neil Prince saved Wanlip AFC from getting behind. If Allan Chadwick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neil Prince showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trey Bell, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Allan Chadwick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Westbourne FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Allan Chadwick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neil Prince breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Trey Bell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Prince having to interfere. Trey Bell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neil Prince showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Allan Chadwick, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Westbourne FC had played much better football throughout.