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Match Report
Kentish Town
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stewart Wills got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Kentish Town's goal looked a bit too open when Howard Turnbull came free, but Johnny Mimms reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnny Mimms showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Wills in the 5th minute of the match. Johnny Mimms showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stewart Wills, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When Stewart Wills came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Droylsden Rangers 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 Stewart Wills couldn't finish the play. If Bryan Swain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Kentish Town defense, Howard Turnbull kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnny Mimms. The Kentish Town fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnny Mimms should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Kentish Town's goal looked a bit too open when Howard Turnbull came free, but Johnny Mimms reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stewart Wills sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Howard Turnbull came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Droylsden Rangers 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 Howard Turnbull couldn't finish the play. When Lewis Sheridan fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kentish Town's protests and gave Lewis Sheridan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, Kentish Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lewis Sheridan to maneuver through the defense. Howard Turnbull struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Johnny Mimms didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Droylsden Rangers FC. If Stewart Wills had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stewart Wills sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Johnny Mimms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Howard Turnbull in the 49th minute of play. After the first half Droylsden Rangers FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lewis Sheridan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Russ Milburn kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. During the 61st minute of the match Lewis Sheridan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lewis Sheridan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 61st match minute, Kentish Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lewis Sheridan to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the game, Peter Bishop was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Droylsden Rangers FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kentish Town the free kick. After 66 played minutes Droylsden Rangers FC got a freekick which was hit by Peter Bishop. Howard Turnbull received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Johnny Mimms tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Stewart Wills had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johnny Mimms was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stewart Wills showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 74 minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Stewart Wills dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Johnny Mimms, 0-4. When Howard Turnbull came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Droylsden Rangers 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 Howard Turnbull couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stewart Wills in the 87th minute of play forced Kentish Town's goalkeeper Johnny Mimms to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Howard Turnbull struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Johnny Mimms didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Droylsden Rangers FC. Johnny Mimms made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Howard Turnbull sent off a good shot on target.
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