League

Corby
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gaz Hardwick took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Andrew Albright hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Wardle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andre Cusack, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kris Cuss hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Morgan in the 16th minute of play forced Monte Castro FC's goalkeeper Jeffrey Hindmarsh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Monte Castro FC's goalkeeper Jeffrey Hindmarsh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ozzy Lamb. Gaz Hardwick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Felix Wardle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeffrey Hindmarsh made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Nial Crittenden sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Frankie Thorn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Nial Crittenden had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jeffrey Hindmarsh. Monte Castro FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nial Crittenden was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Monte Castro FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Marlon Fieldwick hit a great ball. After having played for 34 minutes, Gaz Hardwick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monte Castro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaz Hardwick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Gaz Hardwick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaz Hardwick in the 41st minute of play forced Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kris Cuss kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Felix Wardle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marty Coogan, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Greg Morgan to strike the kick off in the second half. Monte Castro FC's Jeffrey Hindmarsh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff York in the 53rd minute of play. In the 59th minute, Ozzy Lamb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corby fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 65 minutes into the game, Nial Crittenden was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monte Castro FC the free kick. In the 65th minute, Nial Crittenden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Corby booed when Monte Castro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frankie Thorn didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 minutes of play, Corby's Nial Crittenden made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeffrey Hindmarsh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeffrey Hindmarsh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kris Cuss in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute Gaz Hardwick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Wardle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Greg Morgan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Corby fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Jeffrey Hindmarsh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ozzy Lamb in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, Monte Castro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frankie Thorn to maneuver through the defense. Jeffrey Hindmarsh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ozzy Lamb, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes Monte Castro FC got a freekick which was hit by Marty Coogan. After 88 minutes, Gaz Hardwick mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Monte Castro FC and the Corby players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gaz Hardwick kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Corby's Matt Senior got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Corby had won after a very even match.