League

Highbury
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denny Barton made the kick off which started today's match. Ian Mawson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ashley Farrow in the 7th minute of the match. Ian Mawson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denny Barton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ash Callery sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ash Callery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jerome Clapham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nat Timmins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jerome Clapham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ash Callery, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Ash Callery 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. Denny Barton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clacton City's Jerome Clapham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ash Callery in the 38th minute of play. Denny Barton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ash Callery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Jerome Clapham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ash Callery made a kick off. When Charles Riad fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clacton City's protests and gave Charles Riad a yellow card for diving instead. Ash Callery sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerome Clapham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ash Callery in the 68th minute of the match. When Nat Timmins came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Strapping Young Lads 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 Nat Timmins couldn't finish the play. After having played for 76 minutes, Nat Timmins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strapping Young Lads's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nat Timmins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute Ash Callery shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerome Clapham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ash Callery scored 1-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jerome Clapham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jerome Clapham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ash Callery in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nat Timmins in the 95th minute of play forced Clacton City's goalkeeper Jerome Clapham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Clacton City's zone, Nat Timmins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerome Clapham came out of the goal and Nat Timmins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Strapping Young Lads fully deserved thier win.