League

Harleston
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raphaël Baptista got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphaël Baptista in the 3rd minute of play forced Harleston United's goalkeeper Shane Tipton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Harleston United's goal looked a bit too open when Raphaël Baptista came free, but Shane Tipton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Stamer in the 10th minute of play forced Harleston United's goalkeeper Shane Tipton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Brad Collier fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harleston United's protests and gave Brad Collier a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Harleston United getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Brad Collier hit a great ball. Shane Tipton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphaël Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierre Morris hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Tom Stamer made a precise shot to the right of Shane Tipton. Harleston United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jo Strickland hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When Raphaël Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Croydon fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raphaël Baptista couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the game, Patrick Scargill recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wesley Johnstone. Patrick Scargill showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. If Patrick Scargill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Glyn Hurst scored 2-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wesley Johnstone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wesley Johnstone made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Jo Strickland sent off a good shot on target. Croydon's Wesley Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harvey Ingram in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raphaël Baptista in the 42nd minute of play forced Harleston United's goalkeeper Shane Tipton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shane Tipton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Stamer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, Harleston United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glyn Hurst to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Glyn Hurst to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Bradley Farrell made a precise shot to the right of Wesley Johnstone. Croydon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. A collision led to Harleston United getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Glyn Hurst hit a great ball. Glyn Hurst recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tom Stamer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shane Tipton having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raphaël Baptista got free with Shane Tipton in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wesley Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glyn Hurst in the 75th minute of the match. Timothy Morrell kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Croydon's Wesley Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Farrell in the 84th minute of play. Raphaël Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shane Tipton having to interfere. In the 96th minute of the match, Cui Zhi Zheng got a very nice opportunity to score, but Shane Tipton was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Croydon's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.