League

Grays Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Rupert Johnstone took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jamie Dobson to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvin Hardcastle in the 11th minute of play forced AFC Sesku's goalkeeper Denis Yorke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mark Pilkington sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of AFC Sesku booed when Smallfield FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Billie Morse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Sesku's zone, Calvin Hardcastle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Yorke came out of the goal and Calvin Hardcastle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Blair Gill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Calvin Hardcastle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Derek Morgan hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Mark Pilkington kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Denis Yorke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Louis Ashby went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 37 minutes into the match, Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeff Dunne. 40 minutes into the game, Blair Gill recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jamie Dobson. Blair Gill showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Billie Morse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Denis Yorke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mick Wilkes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Denis Yorke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Pilkington in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mick Wilkes in the 55th minute of play forced Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blair Gill during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Blair Gill hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. AFC Sesku's Denis Yorke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Pilkington in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blair Gill in the 64th minute of play forced Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blair Gill took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jamie Dobson. Jamie Dobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Dunne in the 71st minute of play forced Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Calvin Hardcastle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smallfield FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Calvin Hardcastle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denis Yorke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calvin Hardcastle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Billie Morse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Calvin Hardcastle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Smallfield FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Denis Yorke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calvin Hardcastle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jamie Dobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mick Wilkes in the 84th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Sesku's zone, Billie Morse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Yorke came out of the goal and Billie Morse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Dunne in the 90th minute of play forced Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blair Gill hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Denis Yorke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calvin Hardcastle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Smallfield FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.