League Play-Off

Shillington
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Whitehead AFC's Hunter Dennison got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Colombain Sharp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shillington's supporters rose to their feet, but Colombain Sharp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lincoln Pinneau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Célestin Panetier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lincoln Pinneau having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hunter Dennison in the 22nd minute of play forced Shillington's goalkeeper Simon Turner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Shillington's Colombain Sharp dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Célestin Panetier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lincoln Pinneau having to interfere. Rudolph Norman hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Célestin Panetier who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Lincoln Pinneau when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Colombain Sharp might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lincoln Pinneau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Colombain Sharp ran back to his position shaking his head. Simon Turner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Howard Friedman, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Simon Turner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hunter Dennison in the 40th minute of the match. Simon Turner came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Whitehead AFC's Hunter Dennison. But to his dismay, Hunter Dennison quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Colombain Sharp to make the kick off. Hunter Dennison who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Simon Turner when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hunter Dennison got free with Simon Turner in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Simon Turner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Howard Friedman in the 55th minute of play. Leland Deserres charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leland Deserres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Shillington getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Leland Deserres hit a great ball. Célestin Panetier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Colombain Sharp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shillington's supporters rose to their feet, but Colombain Sharp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lincoln Pinneau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 64 minutes, Glenn Westbrook mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Whitehead AFC and the Shillington players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Whitehead AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glenn Westbrook to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute Célestin Panetier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lincoln Pinneau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombain Sharp scored 3-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lincoln Pinneau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Célestin Panetier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Turner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hunter Dennison in the 74th minute. Howard Friedman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Turner having to interfere. After 77 minutes, Rudolph Norman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Whitehead AFC and the Shillington players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Whitehead AFC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rudolph Norman hit a great ball. Colombain Sharp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Célestin Panetier 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. When Colombain Sharp came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Shillington fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Colombain Sharp couldn't finish the play. If Célestin Panetier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombain Sharp took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lincoln Pinneau. Lincoln Pinneau dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. A collision led to Shillington getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Hank Foote hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Shillington were the better team. Shillington's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.