League

Moore
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Moore's Ben Chamberlain 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. 6 minutes into the game, Charlie Gilchrist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lawrence Pallister was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Buster Markinson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Callum Rathmell made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Graham Stevens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lawrence Pallister was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Graham Stevens took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lawrence Pallister. Lawrence Pallister dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Buster Markinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Callum Rathmell having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, David Platt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Radway City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Moore the free kick. 31 minutes into the match, Buster Markinson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Callum Rathmell, 1-3. In the 34th match minute, Radway City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tris Watts to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Radway City's Callum Rathmell got control of the ball when Buster Markinson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Callum Rathmell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Chamberlain in the 39th minute of play. Callum Rathmell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Moore getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Bruce Henderson hit a great ball. After the first half Radway City were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Graham Stevens made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Charlie Gilchrist tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lawrence Pallister saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Tris Watts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 played minutes Graham Stevens rounded Moore's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. After some careless play in the Radway City defense, Buster Markinson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Callum Rathmell. The Radway City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Callum Rathmell should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Graham Stevens sped through Moore's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lawrence Pallister. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Graham Stevens in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lawrence Pallister saved Moore from getting behind. In the 76th minute Ed Charie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Callum Rathmell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lawrence Pallister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graham Stevens in the 79th minute of the match. Buster Markinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Callum Rathmell having to interfere. Radway City's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.