League

King Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Shaftesbury's Nathanial Harrison started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Marek Atherton kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Shaftesbury's Lance Byrne got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nathanial Harrison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Stevie Holt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Lance Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stevie Holt. King Of The North's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lance Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind King Of The North's goalkeeper Stevie Holt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lance Byrne scored 0-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stevie Holt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lance Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stevie Holt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nathanial Harrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Nathanial Harrison's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stevie Holt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Russell Theakston made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, King Of The North's Rob Boxall got a free kick in the 64th minute. Lance Byrne took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stevie Holt. Stevie Holt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Nicky Nethercott hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind King Of The North's goalkeeper Stevie Holt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Shaftesbury's goalkeeper Jon Gardner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nathanial Harrison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stevie Holt having to interfere. Lance Byrne struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Stevie Holt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shaftesbury. Lance Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Nathanial Harrison, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 89 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Stevie Holt was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Lance Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rowan Winfield during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lance Byrne scored 0-7 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Stevie Holt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded Shaftesbury left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than King Of The North.