League

Kimpton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bart Quantrill kicked off to start the match. Dane Clist was a little too slow when Sid Renton got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 10 minutes, Ash Ricketts made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Kidderminster's Dane Clist tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jeremy Pickard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doug Armstrong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeremy Pickard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doug Armstrong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dennis Faulkner struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Jeremy Pickard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kidderminster. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Graeme Rice put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jeremy Pickard. After a rather tough play, Kimpton's Ashley Anderson got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 33 played minutes, Kidderminster's Dennis Faulkner shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jeremy Pickard came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kidderminster reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Kimpton's zone, Graeme Rice stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremy Pickard came out of the goal and Graeme Rice tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bart Quantrill succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 37th playminute. Jeremy Pickard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Rice in the 46th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doug Armstrong stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jeremy Pickard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Faulkner, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. A collision led to Kimpton getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ashley Anderson hit a great ball. After 57 played minutes Kidderminster got a freekick which was hit by Terry Baldwin. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stevie Bakewell during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Dennis Faulkner 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. With his leg Jeremy Pickard managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Kidderminster's Graeme Rice fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kimpton's Jeremy Pickard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Kimpton from getting a goal against them. After 75 played minutes Kimpton got a freekick which was hit by Ash Ricketts. When Kidderminster's Graeme Rice in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kimpton's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Faulkner in the 77th minute of play forced Kimpton's goalkeeper Jeremy Pickard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Faulkner in the 81st minute of play forced Kimpton's goalkeeper Jeremy Pickard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st match minute, Kimpton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ash Ricketts to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Kimpton's goal looked a bit too open when Graeme Rice came free, but Jeremy Pickard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Dion Pollock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Kimpton's zone, Dennis Faulkner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jeremy Pickard came out of the goal and Dennis Faulkner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ash Ricketts during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ash Ricketts hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Graeme Rice got free with Jeremy Pickard in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jeremy Pickard didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kidderminster's Graeme Rice shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kimpton fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kidderminster had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.