League Play-Off

Billericay Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ben Longstaff got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Billericay getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Gavin Hudson hit a great ball. Pat Pitts showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Longstaff, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 21st minute, Ronan Nevin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Billericay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ronan Nevin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loyd Bush having to interfere. Ronan Nevin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Loyd Bush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Wisla Krakow's goal looked a bit too open when Ronan Nevin came free, but Loyd Bush reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Billericay's Jimmy Phippard got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jonathan Groves during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Billericay booed when Wisla Krakow was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Groves didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Pat Pitts showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leigh Hird in the 65th minute of the match. Billericay's Pat Pitts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Longstaff in the 66th minute of play. Jimmy Phippard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Loyd Bush tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Groves got his second yellow card in the match during the 72nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Jonathan Groves hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Jimmy Phippard kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After having played for 81 minutes, Jimmy Phippard managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Billericay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jimmy Phippard was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Ronan Nevin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Billericay's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronan Nevin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Loyd Bush breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 89th minute, Verne Matthews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ronan Nevin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute Ronan Nevin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loyd Bush saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.