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Match Report
Wooler
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Wooler's Glenn Sollit 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Glenn Sollit got free with Shane Tipton in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the match, Glyn Hurst notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Wooler's Joseph Mortimer. Joseph Mortimer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Harry Atkinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joseph Mortimer having to interfere. Glyn Hurst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Harry Atkinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joseph Mortimer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glyn Hurst in the 14th minute of the match. Joseph Mortimer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bradley Farrell's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. When Glyn Hurst came up free with the goalie in the 18th 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. Joseph Mortimer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glyn Hurst, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Wooler's Joseph Mortimer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Farrell in the 21st minute of play. Patrick Scargill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joseph Mortimer having to interfere. Shane Tipton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Tomkins in the 29th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Anthony Ellerton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrick Scargill scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joseph Mortimer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute, Patrick Scargill got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
In the 51st minute, Anthony Ellerton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wooler fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 57th minute Glenn Sollit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Tipton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harry Atkinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Joseph Mortimer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Wooler's Glenn Sollit, in the 64th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Wooler. Harvey Ingram fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joseph Mortimer having to interfere. Shane Tipton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Reid in the 69th minute of the match. Bradley Farrell's late challenge caught a Wooler's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bradley Farrell helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Wooler booed when Harleston United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Farrell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harry Atkinson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Glyn Hurst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joseph Mortimer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Harry Atkinson in the 75th minute. With a little luck, Wooler's Joseph Mortimer got control of the ball when Harry Atkinson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st minute Jo Strickland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joseph Mortimer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Bradley Farrell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harleston United's supporters rose to their feet, but Bradley Farrell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joseph Mortimer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute, Glyn Hurst left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harleston United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 91 played minutes, Harleston United's Brad Collier shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joseph Mortimer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Harleston United reached it. Brad Collier kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Harleston United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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