League

Petts Wood
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rhys Deeney got the match started through his kick off. Kirk Cambridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jake Spink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francis Delaney hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Jake Spink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirk Cambridge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Louis Sercombe got free with Kirk Cambridge in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Pedro Sissons came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Petts Wood United 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 Pedro Sissons couldn't finish the play. Kirk Cambridge didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Louis Sercombe went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 18 minutes into the match, Kev Prutton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kirk Cambridge. Nunthorpe AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kev Prutton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 20th match minute, Petts Wood United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paddy Banks to maneuver through the defense. After 23 minutes, Jake Spink made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Nunthorpe AFC's Kirk Cambridge tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alec Buckler kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Louis Sercombe succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. If Kev Prutton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 34 minutes, Gerry Whittington mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nunthorpe AFC and the Petts Wood United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Nunthorpe AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerry Whittington to maneuver through the defense. Louis Sercombe might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kirk Cambridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Louis Sercombe ran back to his position shaking his head. Kirk Cambridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Duffy in the 41st minute of the match. Kirk Cambridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Spink in the 42nd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Kirk Cambridge successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kirk Cambridge made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Louis Sercombe sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jake Spink made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Spink in the 54th minute of play forced Nunthorpe AFC's goalkeeper Kirk Cambridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerry Whittington hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute of the match Paddy Banks shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kirk Cambridge showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Nunthorpe AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Sercombe came free, but Kirk Cambridge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Nunthorpe AFC defense, Anthony Duffy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kirk Cambridge. The Nunthorpe AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kirk Cambridge should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd minute Pedro Sissons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kirk Cambridge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Spink in the 75th minute of play forced Nunthorpe AFC's goalkeeper Kirk Cambridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Jake Spink had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kirk Cambridge. Nunthorpe AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jake Spink was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Nunthorpe AFC's Kirk Cambridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis Sercombe in the 82nd minute of play. Kirk Cambridge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jake Spink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jake Spink in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kirk Cambridge prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86th match minute, Nunthorpe AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerry Whittington to maneuver through the defense. Nunthorpe AFC's Kirk Cambridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis Sercombe in the 89th minute of play. Kirk Cambridge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennie Beaver in the 97th minute of play.