League

Blofield Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hexham Town F.C.'s Matty Letheren 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. Blofield's Doug Haugue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matty Letheren in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match, Jim Webster got a very nice opportunity to score, but Geoff Furlong was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Graeme Moyle fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hexham Town F.C.'s protests and gave Graeme Moyle a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hexham Town F.C. getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Graeme Moyle hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Chaz Murtagh reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geoff Furlong. The goal made the score 1-0. Hexham Town F.C.'s Geoff Furlong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jake Kendall in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Chaz Murtagh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geoff Furlong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jim Webster could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Geoff Furlong made a huge save. After 25 minutes of play, Hexham Town F.C.'s Matty Letheren made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doug Haugue was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Hexham Town F.C. getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Philip Cornish hit a great ball. Dennis Broom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Geoff Furlong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hexham Town F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! Dennis Broom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Geoff Furlong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Hexham Town F.C.'s Geoff Furlong got control of the ball when Jim Webster tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Hexham Town F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graeme Moyle to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Norman Grantham hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Matty Letheren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doug Haugue having to interfere. When Chaz Murtagh came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Blofield fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chaz Murtagh couldn't finish the play. Hexham Town F.C.'s Geoff Furlong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jim Webster in the 59th minute of play. Norman Grantham struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Geoff Furlong didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blofield. Geoff Furlong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Webster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Hexham Town F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jim Webster came free, but Geoff Furlong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Matty Letheren fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hexham Town F.C.'s protests and gave Matty Letheren a yellow card for diving instead. Matty Letheren kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Blofield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jim Webster to maneuver through the defense. Geoff Furlong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaz Murtagh in the 78th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Jim Webster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geoff Furlong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geoff Furlong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaz Murtagh in the 91st minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Blofield's Jake Kendall nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geoff Furlong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Blofield fully deserved thier win.