League

Salford
Spectators: 6857 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Salford City's Felix Brewer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Matt Barker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyrone Read, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st match minute, Salford City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Littlechild to maneuver through the defense. Liam Waite charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Liam Waite the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lancing getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Liam Waite hit a great ball. Liam Waite sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tyrone Read received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Matt Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lancing! 43 minutes into the game, Salford City's Felix Brewer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matt Barker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 47th minute, Tyrone Read got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tyrone Read stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyrone Read in the 51st minute of play forced Lancing's goalkeeper Matt Barker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brendon Paterson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jason Probert kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Salford City's goal looked a bit too open when Brendon Paterson came free, but George Downing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Brewer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Brewer in the 62nd minute of play forced Lancing's goalkeeper Matt Barker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Brewer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Matt Barker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Felix Brewer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Matt Barker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felix Brewer in the 75th minute of the match. In the 75th match minute, Lancing was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donald Wakefield to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, Salford City's Felix Brewer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matt Barker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Kristopher Kent managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lancing's supporters rose to their feet, but Kristopher Kent was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. George Downing breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Felix Brewer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matt Barker having to interfere. Tyrone Read sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Lancing's Donald Wakefield got a free kick in the 85th minute. Tyrone Read blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matt Barker having to make a save. Lancing's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.