League

The Tecton
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 25) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jerry Hutchings got the match started through his kick off. Peter Bull sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jerry Hutchings's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Litchfield was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 11 played minutes Dudley Divers got a freekick which was hit by Miles Wendon. In the 13th minute, Peter Bull ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Litchfield was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Wesley Moorhouse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christian Litchfield having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frazer Dibb in the 23rd minute of play forced Heywood's goalkeeper Francis Hassell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wesley Moorhouse kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Chesney Worth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francis Hassell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Frazer Dibb's late challenge caught a Heywood's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frazer Dibb helped the player get up and apologised. Frazer Dibb hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Heywood's Peter Bull got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christian Litchfield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Hutchings, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Quentin Medlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Hassell having to interfere. Jerry Hutchings's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Litchfield read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chesney Worth to make the kick off. Francis Hassell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quentin Medlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Moorhouse in the 61st minute of play forced Dudley Divers's goalkeeper Christian Litchfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerry Hutchings charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerry Hutchings the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Heywood getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Jerry Hutchings hit a great ball. Francis Hassell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quentin Medlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Dudley Divers getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Miles Wendon hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerry Hutchings in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Christian Litchfield saved Dudley Divers from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Quentin Medlin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dudley Divers's supporters rose to their feet, but Quentin Medlin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francis Hassell breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Dudley Divers booed when Heywood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Backhouse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chesney Worth's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francis Hassell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Christian Litchfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Hutchings, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sol Mullan charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sol Mullan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sol Mullan kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Jerry Hutchings struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Christian Litchfield didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Heywood. The Heywood players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Dudley Divers from taking control. The game ends in a draw.