League Play-Off

Bingley Park
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. Ronny Hicks started the match with the kick off. Bingley FC's Seb Beckett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gez Bullard in the 7th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ashley Mahon got free with Ollie Sheringham in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Ashley Mahon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bingley FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ashley Mahon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ollie Sheringham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ashley Mahon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ollie Sheringham having to make a save. If Ashley Mahon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronny Hicks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rdth minute of the game Ronny Hicks who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bingley FC's Seb Beckett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ollie Sheringham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ashley Mahon in the 25th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Ronny Hicks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seb Beckett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Woolwich fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Woolwich's Ronny Hicks 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Ronny Hicks came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Woolwich 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 Ronny Hicks couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ashley Mahon to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Vance Delaney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Woolwich's Ronny Hicks in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bingley FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 68 played minutes Bingley FC got a freekick which was hit by Neil Sawyer. Bingley FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Ronny Hicks scored to the left of an out of position Seb Beckett, making the score, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benji Blewett during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Gez Bullard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronny Hicks's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Seb Beckett read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. If Ashley Mahon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Seb Beckett managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Woolwich's Gez Bullard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 86 minutes, Brett Harrad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bingley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brett Harrad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.