League

London Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ged Lennon started the match with the kick off. Tyrone May made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ged Lennon in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Ged Lennon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tyrone May. The goal made the score 1-0. Tyrone May showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ged Lennon, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Warren Riley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tyrone May tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Henry Banim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tyrone May showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ged Lennon in the 26th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ashley Robins during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Aldeburgh:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of London United:s goal. The audience was convinced that Henry Banim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marlon Stansfield was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, London United's goal looked a bit too open when Ashley Robins came free, but Marlon Stansfield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Aldeburgh getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ty Cain hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ged Lennon in the 45th minute of play forced Aldeburgh's goalkeeper Tyrone May to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Warren Riley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Tyrone May made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Thomas Barfield made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Aldeburgh booed when London United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jude Linkletter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Thomas Barfield managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aldeburgh's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomas Barfield was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marlon Stansfield breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 52 played minutes London United got a freekick which was hit by Peter Medlin. After 56 played minutes London United got a freekick which was hit by Peter Medlin. Thomas Barfield received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Marlon Stansfield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for London United! Gav Kellaway's late challenge caught a Aldeburgh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gav Kellaway helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, London United's Gav Kellaway got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Aldeburgh booed when London United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Shaw didn't get a good kick on the ball. London United's Ged Lennon got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aldeburgh were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after London United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Johnny Mudd took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Ashley Robins got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-2. 83 minutes into the match. Ian Beck hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Marlon Stansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Barfield in the 89th minute of the match. Warren Riley struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Tyrone May didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for London United. If Warren Riley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Warren Riley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Tyrone May tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.