League Play-Off

Smith Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ruben Mims got the match started through his kick off. Radcliffe Football Club's Ralph Engel got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ruben Mims received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Merle Spicer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ralph Engel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Merle Spicer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ruben Mims had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ralph Engels short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Merle Spicer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpected shot in the 29th minute by Ruben Mims got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Wayne Martinez hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Merle Spicer made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Ralph Engel sent off a good shot on target. Ralph Engel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Wayne Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radcliffe Football Club were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Shazam FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Charlie Meier took the corner. After taking down the ball on Radcliffe Football Club's corner Charlie Meier fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Merle Spicer quite easily take care of the ball. In the 46th minute, Radcliffe Football Club's Ruben Mims dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 54th minute Ruben Mims shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merle Spicer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute Ralph Engel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merle Spicer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ruben Mims's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merle Spicer was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Ralph Engel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Merle Spicer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norberto Gale hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The supporters of Shazam FC booed when Radcliffe Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Waddell didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Shazam FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Rhett Faulk hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Ruben Mims shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merle Spicer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rhett Faulk kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Merle Spicer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ruben Mims's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Shazam FC's Merle Spicer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Mims in the 73rd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Ralph Engel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Merle Spicer. Shazam FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ralph Engel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Ralph Engel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shazam FC's goalkeeper Merle Spicer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shazam FC's goalkeeper Merle Spicer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 90 minutes, Tyrell Dickey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shazam FC and the Radcliffe Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tyrell Dickey kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Ruben Mims ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merle Spicer was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Marco Waddell hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Radcliffe Football Club fully deserved thier win.