League

Darlington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Matt Howarth started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ed Ambrose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charlie Phelps having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jamie Wheeler in the 7th minute of play forced Darlington United's goalkeeper Charlie Phelps to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sammy Leatherdale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calum Hall having to interfere. Matt Howarth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Charlie Phelps tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th match minute, Darlington United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alf Spann to maneuver through the defense. Calum Hall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olly Trueman, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Calum Hall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sammy Leatherdale in the 22nd minute of the match. If Jamie Wheeler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jamie Wheeler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jamie Wheeler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charlie Phelps was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Calum Hall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sammy Leatherdale, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Darlington United's goal looked a bit too open when Matt Howarth came free, but Charlie Phelps reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Calum Hall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sammy Leatherdale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jamie Wheeler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Charlie Phelps tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Olly Trueman struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Calum Hall didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Darlington United. Sammy Leatherdale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Calum Hall having to interfere. Les Barker kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Jamie Wheeler's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Charlie Phelps firmly grabbed it by the left post. 66 minutes in the game, Matt Howarth fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Charlie Phelps having to interfere. If Sammy Leatherdale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matt Howarth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Matt Howarth reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Charlie Phelps. The goal made the score 0-1. Charlie Phelps was a little too slow when Matt Howarth got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-2. Sammy Leatherdale struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Calum Hall didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Darlington United. The audience was convinced that Olly Trueman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Calum Hall was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Sammy Leatherdale took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Calum Hall. Calum Hall dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 97 minutes into the game, Philip Cartwright was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Darlington United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Monkeys Village FC the free kick. The supporters of Monkeys Village FC booed when Darlington United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philip Cartwright didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Monkeys Village FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.