League

Rochester Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Helsby United's goal looked a bit too open when Matthew Humphreys came free, but Louis Roche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 8 played minutes Helsby United got a freekick which was hit by Francis Towler. Louis Roche acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 10th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alfie Basham. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rueben Niven during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Helsby United booed when southport fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rueben Niven didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Foggarty in the 22nd minute of play forced Helsby United's goalkeeper Louis Roche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Helsby United's goal looked a bit too open when David Foggarty came free, but Louis Roche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vic Morgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graeme Jobling in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Piers Postolan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Helsby United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Helsby United's Louis Roche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Humphreys in the 36th minute of play. Graeme Jobling's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vic Morgan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, southport fc's Matthew Humphreys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Louis Roche made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Piers Postolan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Louis Roche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Ellis in the 56th minute of the match. Louis Roche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Foggarty in the 57th minute of the match. When Rod Bond fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Helsby United's protests and gave Rod Bond a yellow card for diving instead. 61 minutes into the match, Helsby United's goal looked a bit too open when Rueben Niven came free, but Louis Roche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Quentin Ellis notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Helsby United's Louis Roche. Louis Roche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Francis Towler charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francis Towler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Francis Towler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Matthew Humphreys came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the southport 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 Matthew Humphreys couldn't finish the play. Grant Britton charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Grant Britton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 77th match minute, Helsby United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Britton to maneuver through the defense. After 79 played minutes, southport fc's Alfie Basham shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Louis Roche 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 southport fc reached it. In the 82nd match minute, Helsby United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc Rayner to maneuver through the defense. Alfie Basham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Louis Roche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Helsby United's Louis Roche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Foggarty in the 84th minute of play. If Matthew Humphreys had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute David Foggarty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Roche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Helsby United's goalkeeper Louis Roche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Louis Roche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Humphreys, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rueben Niven in the 97th minute of play forced Helsby United's goalkeeper Louis Roche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. southport fc's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.