League

Wandle Park
Spectators: 8135 (Terracing: 6111, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 150) Raphaël Baptista made the kick off and thus started the match. Will Nevin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Wesley Johnstone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ian Gettins's late challenge caught a Kilburn, Westbourne Park's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ian Gettins helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, Croydon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Gettins to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Kilburn, Westbourne Park getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Graham Noble hit a great ball. Croydon's Wesley Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Nevin in the 18th minute of play. After 19 minutes of play Croydon's Ian Gettins was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 19th minute, Ian Gettins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Kilburn, Westbourne Park's zone, Callum Beresford stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Blair Davey came out of the goal and Callum Beresford tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raphaël Baptista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raphaël Baptista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Blair Davey made a huge save. The supporters of Croydon booed when Kilburn, Westbourne Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dom Bray didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Raphaël Baptista 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. Raphaël Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Barry Griggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Croydon's goal looked a bit too open when Will Nevin came free, but Wesley Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44th minute, Raphaël Baptista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Croydon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 47 minutes into the game, Croydon's Raphaël Baptista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blair Davey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stan Barber made a kick off. Wesley Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Will Nevin in the 53rd minute of the match. Blair Davey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Lokongo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 63 minutes into the match, Callum Beresford had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Blair Davey. Kilburn, Westbourne Park's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Callum Beresford was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. When Callum Beresford came up free with the goalie in the 66th 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 Callum Beresford couldn't finish the play. Blair Davey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raphaël Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The supporters of Croydon booed when Kilburn, Westbourne Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stan Barber didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Croydon's Raphaël Baptista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blair Davey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Blair Davey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raphaël Baptista in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tommy Spears during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Raphaël Baptista 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. Croydon's Callum Beresford got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stan Barber recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 97 minutes into the match, Croydon's goalkeeper Wesley Johnstone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stan Barber. Croydon walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.