League

Cannock
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Giles Seward made the kick off and thus started the match. Ged Blewitt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ged Blewitt was extremely unlucky when he, in the 7th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Joseph Woodhall 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. Marc Featherstone had great luck who in the 12thth minute grab hold of the ball when Ged Blewitt from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ged Blewitt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Marc Featherstone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 22 minutes, Joseph Woodhall made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Cannock's Hugh Greenwood tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ged Blewitt succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joseph Woodhall in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugh Greenwood saved Cannock from getting behind. In the 31st match minute, Cannock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gary Riley to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joseph Woodhall in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hugh Greenwood saved Cannock from getting behind. Giles Seward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Hugh Greenwood tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugh Greenwood came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Venture Electronics's Joseph Woodhall. But to his dismay, Joseph Woodhall quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 40th minute, Den Laycock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the game, Graeme Crittenden was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venture Electronics's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cannock the free kick. In the 43rd minute, Stuart Bray sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Venture Electronics's Marc Featherstone didn't even have to move. Ged Blewitt struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Marc Featherstone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cannock. In the 47th minute, Damien Case hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Cannock players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Venture Electronics were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ged Blewitt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hugh Greenwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giles Seward in the 57th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Ron Chadwick was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venture Electronics's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cannock the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Venture Electronics fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! In the 62nd match minute, Venture Electronics was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damien Case to maneuver through the defense. If Giles Seward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Venture Electronics's Ron Chadwick couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 69th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cannock. Joseph Woodhall struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Hugh Greenwood didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venture Electronics. After 75 played minutes Giles Seward rounded Cannock's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-3. In the 79th minute Ralf Revell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marc Featherstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Ralf Revell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Marc Featherstone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gary Riley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.