League

Rowner Stadium
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. Len Dunne started the match with the kick off. Len Dunne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 1-0 became the score in the 10th minute when Len Dunne elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shane Hornsby got free with Mickey Davis in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shane Hornsby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Brandon Godsall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Len Dunne in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mickey Davis saved Stourbridge from getting behind. If Shane Hornsby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Stourbridge's zone, Shane Hornsby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mickey Davis came out of the goal and Shane Hornsby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brandon Godsall kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julian Hoskins to strike the kick off in the second half. Len Dunne struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Mickey Davis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rowner. Mickey Davis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Len Dunne, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Mickey Davis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Len Dunne in the 59th minute of the match. If Len Dunne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Len Dunne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mickey Davis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Len Dunne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Davis having to interfere. Julian Hoskins kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Len Dunne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Davis having to interfere. Mickey Davis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shane Hornsby in the 80th minute of play. After having played for 81 minutes, Shane Hornsby managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rowner's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shane Hornsby was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Len Dunne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.