League Play-Off

Terrace Lane
Spectators: 0 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) Donny Hart made the kick off and thus started the match. Joseph Housham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Birmingham Blaster FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Tony Clarke hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Walcote FC's zone, Joseph Housham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Blair Downes came out of the goal and Joseph Housham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Donny Hart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joseph Housham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Blair Downes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match, Ted MacDonald got a very nice opportunity to score, but Blair Downes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Housham in the 26th minute of play forced Walcote FC's goalkeeper Blair Downes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Birmingham Blaster FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Albert Layfield hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Hart in the 31st minute of play forced Birmingham Blaster FC's goalkeeper Kazimierz Bochynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Walcote FC's Donny Hart in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Birmingham Blaster FC's goalie prevented a goal. Derek Saville hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Joseph Housham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Blair Downes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 48 played minutes Birmingham Blaster FC got a freekick which was hit by Norman Devaney. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joseph Housham to strike the kick off in the second half. Walcote FC's Ged Parsons got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Donny Hart's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kazimierz Bochynski was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Walcote FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Birmingham Blaster FC:s goal. In the 73rd match minute, Walcote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derek Saville to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Joseph Housham made a precise shot to the right of Blair Downes. Walcote FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Ged Parsons received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Kazimierz Bochynski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joseph Housham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joseph Housham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blair Downes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Clarke in the 88th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Joseph Housham made a precise shot to the right of Blair Downes. Walcote FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Rufus Rogers charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rufus Rogers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Walcote FC's Rufus Rogers got a free kick in the 96th minute. If Joseph Housham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Birmingham Blaster FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Walcote FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.