League Play-Off

Southbourne Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Alton's zone, Jerry Greenfield stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geoff Oldham came out of the goal and Jerry Greenfield tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute Ash Lineker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Lonsdale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ash Lineker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Hall in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Geoff Oldham , who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Jerry Greenfield managed to get in a good position for a shot. Southbourne's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerry Greenfield was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geoff Oldham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the match, Southbourne's goal looked a bit too open when Ash Lineker came free, but Charles Lonsdale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon Probert hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Charles Lonsdale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ash Lineker , who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Alton's Chris Baldwin got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31stth minute of the game Jerry Greenfield who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alton's Geoff Oldham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dylan Dougan hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Jerry Greenfield managed to get in a good position for a shot. Southbourne's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerry Greenfield was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geoff Oldham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alton's Geoff Oldham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Alton from getting a goal against them. Jerry Greenfield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geoff Oldham made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Hall in the 44th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jerry Greenfield stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Johnathan Platt 's late challenge caught a Alton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johnathan Platt helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Kenneth Tabb 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. After a defensive mix-up in Alton's zone, David Hall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geoff Oldham came out of the goal and David Hall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Verne Wiseman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geoff Oldham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Hall went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Charles Lonsdale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kenneth Tabb in the 71st minute. Charles Lonsdale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ash Lineker in the 75th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Johnathan Platt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Southbourne's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnathan Platt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geoff Oldham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geoff Oldham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Greenfield , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Southbourne's Charles Lonsdale proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Southbourne from getting a goal against them. After having played for 93 minutes, Jerry Greenfield managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Southbourne's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jerry Greenfield was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.