League

Beaumont Park
Spectators: 5070 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gaz Hardwick took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carl Bartlett during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Carl Bartlett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Isaac Ramsay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute Jim Cain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeffrey Hindmarsh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Monte Castro FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Frankie Thorn hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Grantham Town's zone, Gaz Hardwick stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doug Warner came out of the goal and Gaz Hardwick tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Grantham Town getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Jermaine Lomas hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the game, Jermaine Lomas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grantham Town's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monte Castro FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Grantham Town's Jermaine Lomas got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Monte Castro FC's Reggie Younger got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After having played for 24 minutes, Isaac Ramsay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grantham Town's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isaac Ramsay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, Monte Castro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Ramsay came free, but Jeffrey Hindmarsh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gaz Hardwick came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Monte Castro FC 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 Gaz Hardwick couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Grantham Town's Jermaine Lomas got a free kick in the 30th minute. If Andre Cusack had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jermaine Lomas in the 34th minute of play forced Monte Castro FC's goalkeeper Jeffrey Hindmarsh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Monte Castro FC's Doug Warner threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gaz Hardwick, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Gaz Hardwick came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Monte Castro FC 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 Gaz Hardwick couldn't finish the play. In the 43rd match minute, Grantham Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marty Poynton to maneuver through the defense.

Isaac Ramsay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeffrey Hindmarsh having to make a save. 54 minutes into the match, Grantham Town's Carl Bartlett sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeffrey Hindmarsh narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jeffrey Hindmarsh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Ramsay in the 55th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Isaac Ramsay took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Jeffrey Hindmarsh to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Gaz Hardwick put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Doug Warner. Jeffrey Hindmarsh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Ramsay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Isaac Ramsay put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Jeffrey Hindmarsh. 83 minutes into the match, Monte Castro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Ramsay came free, but Jeffrey Hindmarsh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monte Castro FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 88th minute, when Isaac Ramsay scored to the left of an out of position Jeffrey Hindmarsh, making the score, 1-4. Jeffrey Hindmarsh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Ramsay, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 94 minutes into the match, Jim Cain dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jeffrey Hindmarsh, 1-5.