League

Garstang Stadium
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) Thorne FC's Louie Story-Moore 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. After a rather tough play, Thorne FC's Louie Story-Moore got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Sam Murray sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Thorne FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Gregory Dowie hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Louie Story-Moore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Kessler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Garstang AFC booed when Thorne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sam Murray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rick Kessler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louie Story-Moore in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louie Story-Moore in the 33rd minute of play forced Garstang AFC's goalkeeper Rick Kessler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garstang AFC's Rick Kessler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Murray in the 38th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Thorne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anselmo Spione came free, but Alex Kent reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Garstang AFC booed when Thorne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josh Blacknell didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Vedat Kabataş made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Thorne FC's Silvester Crichton got a free kick in the 56th minute. Thorne FC's Alex Kent played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Vedat Kabataş in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Garstang AFC booed when Thorne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregory Dowie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute Ali Vedat Kabataş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Kent saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 minutes of play, Thorne FC's Louie Story-Moore made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rick Kessler was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, Sam Murray notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Garstang AFC's Rick Kessler. Rick Kessler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 75th minute Silvester Crichton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Kessler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Sam Murray could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Rick Kessler however easily saved by the left post. Josh Blacknell hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Sam Murray could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Rick Kessler made a huge save. After 93 minutes, Anselmo Spione mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Garstang AFC and the Thorne FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Anselmo Spione hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chants of Thorne FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Garstang AFC had held the ball for most of the match.