League

Pershore
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) North Solihull FC's Glen Tomlin 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. In the 7th minute Glen Tomlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Short saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Short showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronan McDonald in the 9th minute of the match. After 13 minutes of play, North Solihull FC's Glen Tomlin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Short was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Pershore AFC's Alistair Martin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sacha Chipperfield narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Glen Tomlin in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg John Short saved Pershore AFC from getting behind. John Short showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronan McDonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Glen Tomlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronan McDonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronan McDonald in the 45th minute of play forced Pershore AFC's goalkeeper John Short to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Glen Tomlin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but John Short was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The Pershore AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. North Solihull FC were winning 0-2.

The supporters of North Solihull FC booed when Pershore AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gary Morris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Glen Tomlin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but John Short read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Glen Tomlin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but John Short was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 67thth minute of the game Glen Tomlin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pershore AFC's John Short was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Glen Tomlin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of John Short. The goal made the score 0-3. John Short showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glen Tomlin in the 76th minute of the match. John Short took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Tomlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Short showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glen Tomlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 84th of the match, Glen Tomlin tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but John Short got in the way and made a wonderful save. Pershore AFC's John Short played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glen Tomlin in the 87th minute of play. Glen Tomlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Short having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched North Solihull FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.