League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Simon Crtichell got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Nathanial Straker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alan Meechan was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Alan Meechan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gavin Munday went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 10th minute, Simon Crtichell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keiran Driver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Saltash's zone, Gavin Munday stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alan Meechan came out of the goal and Gavin Munday tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nathanial Straker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Alan Meechan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gavin Munday sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute Nathanial Straker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Meechan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gavin Munday had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nathanial Straker charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nathanial Straker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 40 played minutes Cнєłsєα Fσσтвαłł Cłυв got a freekick which was hit by Nathanial Straker. Gavin Munday sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Nathanial Straker made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Saltash's Keiran Driver got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute, Nathanial Straker 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. Alan Meechan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavin Munday, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simon Crtichell kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Alan Meechan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathanial Straker in the 62nd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Nathanial Straker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alan Meechan. Saltash's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathanial Straker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Alan Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathanial Straker in the 69th minute of the match. Nathanial Straker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gavin Munday received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Alan Meechan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saltash's goalkeeper Alan Meechan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 78th match minute, Saltash was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keiran Driver to maneuver through the defense. Cнєłsєα Fσσтвαłł Cłυв's Benjamin Nethercot couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Saltash. Gavin Munday received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Alan Meechan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nathanial Straker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alan Meechan having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Nathanial Straker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cнєłsєα Fσσтвαłł Cłυв's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nathanial Straker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alan Meechan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nathanial Straker in the 88th minute of the match. If Nathanial Straker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gavin Munday sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gavin Munday in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alan Meechan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 97 minutes into the match, Saltash's goal looked a bit too open when Gavin Munday came free, but Alan Meechan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cнєłsєα Fσσтвαłł Cłυв fully deserved thier win.