League

Minehead Stadium
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reg Wright took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kasey Gates sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reuben Ruddock hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Daryl Myers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shawn Saxton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daryl Myers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marty Sercombe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daryl Myers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jim Allanson, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Victor Backhouse went to the wrong direction when Philip Letheren was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 31st minute, Reuben Ruddock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Tosh Fenwick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daryl Myers was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The supporters of Minehead booed when Middleton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jim Allanson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kasey Gates's late challenge caught a Middleton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kasey Gates helped the player get up and apologised. Kasey Gates kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Tosh Fenwick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Daryl Myers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marty Sercombe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daryl Myers having to interfere. Shawn Saxton hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. A collision led to Middleton getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Shawn Saxton hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tosh Fenwick to strike the kick off in the second half. Shawn Saxton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daryl Myers having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Middleton's Ben Hitchcock sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daryl Myers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tosh Fenwick recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 61 minutes into the match, Minehead's goal looked a bit too open when Tosh Fenwick came free, but Daryl Myers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shawn Saxton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daryl Myers having to interfere. When Tosh Fenwick came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Middleton 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 Tosh Fenwick couldn't finish the play. If Shawn Saxton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Middleton's Tosh Fenwick sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daryl Myers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, Daryl Myers successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tosh Fenwick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Minehead's Reuben Ruddock got a free kick in the 83rd minute. If Tosh Fenwick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Middleton's Tosh Fenwick got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donny Townson during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Middleton's Tosh Fenwick dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2.