League

Bicester
Spectators: 5003 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marek Forrest took the kick off in the first half of the match. The throw-in from Lance Stead in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bicester's Tony Gould. When Camron Santos fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Shields's protests and gave Camron Santos a yellow card for diving instead. Leroy Burbeary showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnathan Holmes in the 9th minute of the match. Ben Brooks kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Ken Seabourne kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. If Johnathan Holmes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. North Shields's Marek Forrest got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Johnathan Holmes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When North Shields's Marek Forrest in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bicester's goalie prevented a goal. In the 32nd minute, Alan Stonehouse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. North Shields's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Ken Seabourne scored to the left of an out of position Alec Beardsley, making the score, 1-0. In the 35th minute, Ben Brooks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alec Beardsley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ken Seabourne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 38 minute of play. Alec Beardsley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonny Crtichell in the 41st minute of the match. Leroy Burbeary took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johnathan Holmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marek Forrest in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leroy Burbeary saved Bicester from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sonny Crtichell was the one to do the kick off. North Shields's Alec Beardsley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sonny Crtichell in the 55th minute of play. North Shields's Tommy Bird managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Len Hendley in the 58 minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, Marek Forrest notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Bicester's Leroy Burbeary. Leroy Burbeary was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alec Beardsley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sonny Crtichell in the 66th minute of the match. Alec Beardsley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken Seabourne, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. If Lance Stead had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 78 minutes into the match, Ken Seabourne notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of North Shields's Alec Beardsley. Alec Beardsley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 84th minute, Sonny Crtichell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marek Forrest in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leroy Burbeary saved Bicester from getting behind. Johnathan Holmes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Leroy Burbeary made a huge save. In the 94th play minute Lance Stead came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Leroy Burbeary. 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bicester fans cheered their team off the field, for while North Shields had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.