League Play-Off

WR4
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Johnathan Duckworth made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Ninfield's zone, Johnathan Duckworth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cody Houghton came out of the goal and Johnathan Duckworth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oscar Leach's late challenge caught a Wolves's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Leach helped the player get up and apologised. Oscar Leach hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Ninfield's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Johnathan Duckworth scored to the left of an out of position Cody Houghton, making the score, 1-0. If Joe Day had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cody Houghton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Duckworth in the 14th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Cody Houghton successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Wolves's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joe Day in the 18th minute. Wolves's Joe Day was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cody Houghton in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Johnathan Duckworth came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Wolves 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 Johnathan Duckworth couldn't finish the play. Johnathan Duckworth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Cody Houghton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Wolves's Vinnie Reeve got a free kick in the 30th minute. A collision led to Wolves getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Johnathan Duckworth hit a great ball. After 34 played minutes Wolves got a freekick which was hit by Vinnie Reeve. Johnathan Duckworth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Ninfield's Cody Houghton got control of the ball when Joe Day tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Oscar Leach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Johnathan Duckworth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cody Houghton having to interfere. Ruben Woodford made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Leach in the 54th minute of play. Johnathan Duckworth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Johnathan Duckworth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cody Houghton was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Ninfield defense, Vinnie Reeve kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cody Houghton. The Ninfield fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cody Houghton should have stopped the shot. Cody Houghton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Day, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ruben Woodford showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benji Beckett in the 66th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Ninfield's Ricky Butterworth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Woodford narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cody Houghton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnathan Duckworth in the 73rd minute of the match. Johnathan Duckworth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cody Houghton having to interfere. Joe Day received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Cody Houghton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Wolves fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Wolves's Johnathan Duckworth looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Joe Day struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Cody Houghton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wolves. If Johnathan Duckworth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cody Houghton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinnie Reeve, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Cody Houghton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johnathan Duckworth, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute.