League

Donnington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ritchie Bator kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Ninfield's goalkeeper Freddie Meehan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gav Spink. After 10 played minutes Donnington United's Gav Spink stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Freddie Meehan stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Ninfield of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ritchie Bator in the 12th minute of play forced Donnington United's goalkeeper Karl Pitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Ninfield's goalkeeper Freddie Meehan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gav Spink. Ninfield's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Doug Butcher 20 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rueben Gardener in the 24th minute of play forced Donnington United's goalkeeper Karl Pitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gav Spink scored 2-0 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Freddie Meehan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Karl Pitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rueben Gardener, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Ritchie Bator left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ninfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 38th match minute, Ninfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stew Coton to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st match minute, Donnington United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gav Spink to maneuver through the defense. Freddie Meehan made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Gav Spink sent off a good shot on target. Freddie Meehan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doug Butcher in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Doug Butcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Meehan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Doug Butcher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Ninfield defense, Gav Spink kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Freddie Meehan. The Ninfield fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Freddie Meehan should have stopped the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

After 57 minutes, Mickey Ashton made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Donnington United's Karl Pitt tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Gav Spink had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute Doug Butcher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddie Meehan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ritchie Bator received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karl Pitt came out and tried to block the shot, but Ritchie Bator slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 68th minute. Karl Pitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ritchie Bator in the 73rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Rueben Gardener could shoot a difficult shot in the 74th minute, which Karl Pitt however easily saved by the left post. Karl Pitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rueben Gardener, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Mickey Ashton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Karl Pitt made a huge save. In the 80th minute, Ritchie Bator 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. After 82 minutes, Calvin Hunt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ninfield and the Donnington United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Calvin Hunt hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Dave Wilkes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Freddie Meehan. Ninfield's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Donnington United's Karl Pitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ritchie Bator in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rick Tyrell during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rick Tyrell kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Ninfield's Ritchie Bator dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-5. When Gav Spink fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Donnington United's protests and gave Gav Spink a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Donnington United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Gav Spink hit a great ball. Rueben Gardener scored 3-6 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl Pitt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Doug Butcher fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Donnington United's protests and gave Doug Butcher a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th minute, Doug Butcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rueben Gardener received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Karl Pitt came out and tried to block the shot, but Rueben Gardener slotted it home off the left post making it 3-7 in the 97th minute.