League Play-Off

Culcheth Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Culcheth's Pierre Holroyd started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ethan Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Pierre Holroyd hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Perton's goalkeeper Jacob Gallagher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Garry Whitehead. Barney Crowther made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Marler in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Perton's goalkeeper Jacob Gallagher, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The attack was good, but when Zak Marler in the 20th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Zak Marler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barney Crowther having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Culcheth's zone, Zak Marler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Barney Crowther came out of the goal and Zak Marler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Garry Whitehead received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jacob Gallagher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garry Whiteheads short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Jacob Gallagher to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dale Tompkins kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Culcheth's Pierre Holroyd sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacob Gallagher narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jacob Gallagher was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pierre Holroyd showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 44 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Culcheth's Vern Lawson got a free kick in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Zak Marler made the kick off in the second half. Rob Coombe hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If Ethan Moore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute there was a penalty for Culcheth. Marcus Willets stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jacob Gallagher. 3-0. When Zackary Hume fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Culcheth's protests and gave Zackary Hume a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Zackary Hume hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute, Jay Giles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Marcus Willets shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacob Gallagher showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Garry Whitehead had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacob Gallagher. Perton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Garry Whitehead was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Zackary Hume got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Culcheth getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Zackary Hume hit a great ball. Barney Crowther made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Toby Boulton sent off a good shot on target. The Culcheth fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Culcheth's Garry Whitehead 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 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Zak Marler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Barney Crowther tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Culcheth getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Marcus Willets hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Perton's zone, Garry Whitehead stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacob Gallagher came out of the goal and Garry Whitehead tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Perton's Rodney Shilton got a free kick in the 97th minute. Culcheth's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.