League

The Banking
Spectators: 8415 (Terracing: 6312, Seating: 1935, VIP seats: 168) 6 minutes into the match, Paulinho de Sena dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jack Nicholson, 1-0. Esad Vidić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jânio Guedes in the 11th minute of the match. Esad Vidić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jânio Guedes in the 12th minute of the match. Esad Vidić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jânio Guedes in the 12th minute of play. Esad Vidić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Ziombkowski in the 14th minute of play. Esad Vidić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Valery in the 15th minute of the match. The supporters of Blyth AFC booed when Birstall Bombers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon Husband didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute, Virgilio Valery ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esad Vidić was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Jack Nicholson made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Orson Woodier sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute Edmund Ziombkowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esad Vidić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esad Vidić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Ziombkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Esad Vidić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Ziombkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jânio Guedes in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esad Vidić saved Birstall Bombers from getting behind. In the 32nd minute Paulinho de Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jack Nicholson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birstall Bombers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jon Husband in the 33rd minute. After taking down the ball on Birstall Bombers's corner Jon Husband fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jack Nicholson quite easily take care of the ball. Jânio Guedes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esad Vidić having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, Jânio Guedes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blyth AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jânio Guedes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute Jânio Guedes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esad Vidić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orson Woodier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Birstall Bombers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Blyth AFC were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Virgilio Valery made a kick off. Jânio Guedes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 54th minute. Blyth AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Oldham in the 58th minute of play forced Birstall Bombers's goalkeeper Esad Vidić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Blyth AFC's Virgilio Valery got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Blyth AFC's Jack Nicholson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulinho de Sena in the 64th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Esad Vidić successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Esad Vidić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jânio Guedes in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orson Woodier in the 71st minute of play forced Blyth AFC's goalkeeper Jack Nicholson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orson Woodier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Jack Nicholson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esad Vidić was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jânio Guedes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 76 minute of play. When Rasmus Raja fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blyth AFC's protests and gave Rasmus Raja a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Birstall Bombers booed when Blyth AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rasmus Raja didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 84 minutes into the game, when Basil Hardcastle put in a rough tackle. After 84 played minutes Birstall Bombers got a freekick which was hit by Basil Hardcastle. After recieving a nice pass, Blyth AFC's Jânio Guedes tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmund Ziombkowski got free with Esad Vidić in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 90 minutes into the match, Edmund Ziombkowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Esad Vidić, 1-4. 94 minutes into the match, Blyth AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho de Sena came free, but Jack Nicholson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esad Vidić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmund Ziombkowski in the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Birstall Bombers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Blyth AFC:s goal. Esad Vidić went to the wrong direction when Jânio Guedes was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Blyth AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.