League

Horsham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Glyn Oliver started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wakefield Vikings's Jez Dyson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Wakefield Vikings from getting a goal against them. Glyn Oliver received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jez Dyson came out and tried to block the shot, but Glyn Oliver slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. If Tom Crtichell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tom Crtichell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Glyn Oliver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donald Walters in the 21st minute of play forced Horsham's goalkeeper Ashley Broadhurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Horsham's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Crtichell came free, but Ashley Broadhurst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donald Walters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jez Dyson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glyn Oliver in the 28th minute of play. If Glyn Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Glyn Oliver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jez Dyson was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. If Glyn Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Barry Nailor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Pierre Cuss fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Horsham's protests and gave Pierre Cuss a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, Horsham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre Cuss to maneuver through the defense. 47 minutes into the match, Wakefield Vikings's Tom Crtichell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ashley Broadhurst narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donald Walters to make the kick off. If Donald Walters had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jez Dyson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Glyn Oliver in the 57th minute of play. Glyn Oliver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Jez Dyson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jez Dyson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glyn Oliver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horsham were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Wakefield Vikings's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Reggie Waple took the corner. A collision led to Wakefield Vikings getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Robert Brookman hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Wakefield Vikings's goal looked a bit too open when Glyn Oliver came free, but Jez Dyson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reggie Waple was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glyn Oliver in the 83rd minute of play forced Wakefield Vikings's goalkeeper Jez Dyson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barry Nailor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jez Dyson having to interfere. Glyn Oliver might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jez Dyson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Glyn Oliver ran back to his position shaking his head. 90 minutes into the match, Horsham's goal looked a bit too open when Donald Walters came free, but Ashley Broadhurst reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glyn Oliver in the 94th minute of play forced Wakefield Vikings's goalkeeper Jez Dyson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horsham's Barry Nailor got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pierre Cuss hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. Horsham's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.