League

Rochester Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Johnny Eldridge 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. Ivan Gilchrist charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Gilchrist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ivan Gilchrist hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, The Batsteroos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leigh Cambridge to maneuver through the defense. David Foggarty's late challenge caught a The Batsteroos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Foggarty helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to southport fc getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. David Foggarty hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, southport fc's Rich Scorfield got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leon Gerrard in the 23rd minute of play forced southport fc's goalkeeper Vic Morgan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, The Batsteroos's goalkeeper Jay Bramhall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quentin Ellis. 26 minutes into the match, Robin Young notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of southport fc's Vic Morgan. Vic Morgan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jay Bramhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Foggarty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vic Morgan came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by The Batsteroos's Robin Young. But to his dismay, Robin Young quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Robin Young's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vic Morgan was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Jay Bramhall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Foggarty, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A hard shot by Liam Eastham from long distance, 43 minutes into the match, got Jay Bramhall's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quentin Ellis got free with Jay Bramhall in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 47 minutes, Robin Young managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Batsteroos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robin Young was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vic Morgan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robin Young to make the kick off. A collision led to southport fc getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Matthew Humphreys hit a great ball. Johnny Eldridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vic Morgan having to interfere. Matthew Humphreys's late challenge caught a The Batsteroos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthew Humphreys helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th match minute, southport fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Humphreys to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, The Batsteroos's goal looked a bit too open when David Foggarty came free, but Jay Bramhall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Batsteroos's Jay Bramhall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Foggarty in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, The Batsteroos's goal looked a bit too open when Quentin Ellis came free, but Jay Bramhall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vic Morgan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luke Porter in the 67th minute. When The Batsteroos's Robin Young in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye southport fc's goalie prevented a goal. Jay Bramhall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quentin Ellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When southport fc's David Foggarty in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Batsteroos's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, southport fc's Vic Morgan got control of the ball when Robin Young tried to sneak it across the goal line. southport fc were furious when Liam Eastham was red carded, 83 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Liam Eastham hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Robin Young's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vic Morgan was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Luke Porter had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vic Morgan. southport fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luke Porter was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 94 minutes into the match, southport fc's goal looked a bit too open when Johnny Eldridge came free, but Vic Morgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.