League

Harleston
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Corby's Greg Morgan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Patrick Scargill kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Patrick Scargill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corby's Felix Wardle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Corby from getting a goal against them. Corby's Felix Wardle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Farrell in the 13th minute of play. Harry Atkinson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Felix Wardle made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harry Atkinson. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Harleston United's goal looked a bit too open when Greg Morgan came free, but Shane Tipton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corby's Felix Wardle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Corby from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, Patrick Scargill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Glyn Hurst came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Harleston United 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 Glyn Hurst couldn't finish the play. Shane Tipton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nial Crittenden in the 43rd minute of the match. A collision led to Harleston United getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Patrick Scargill hit a great ball. Shane Tipton came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Corby's Nial Crittenden. But to his dismay, Nial Crittenden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1.

After some careless play in the Corby defense, Glyn Hurst kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felix Wardle. The Corby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felix Wardle should have stopped the shot. Glyn Hurst scored 2-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Wardle, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Glyn Hurst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 71 minutes, Glyn Hurst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harleston United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Glyn Hurst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Nial Crittenden notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Harleston United's Shane Tipton. Shane Tipton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nial Crittenden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Harleston United's Shane Tipton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Greg Morgan in the 82nd minute of play. Felix Wardle came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Harleston United's Glyn Hurst. But to his dismay, Glyn Hurst quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. In the 88th minute Glyn Hurst 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Morgan in the 92nd minute of play forced Harleston United's goalkeeper Shane Tipton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Corby's Ozzy Lamb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shane Tipton made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.