League

Caistor Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Tim Johnstone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barney Gold in the 3rd minute. Keiran Grantham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Tim Johnstone made a huge save. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keiran Grantham in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Elstree Town's Clem Lassus dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 14th minute, Elstree Town's Keiran Grantham ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tim Johnstone. Tim Johnstone yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Sonny Osbourn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ollie Swift in the 19th minute of play. Tim Johnstone made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Barney Gold sent off a good shot on target. After 26 minutes of play, Elstree Town's Tyler Kennedy made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tim Johnstone was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Gareth Child came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Gareth Child made a precise shot to the right of Tim Johnstone. The Tigers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 38 minutes into the match, Gareth Child dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tim Johnstone, 5-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carl Downes to make the kick off. Tim Johnstone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Keiran Grantham went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Gareth Child fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Johnstone having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keiran Grantham in the 58th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keiran Grantham in the 60th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, The Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Keiran Grantham came free, but Tim Johnstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, The Tigers's Andre Parrott got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Elstree Town made a substitution. Mattias Allison replaced Mick Harding. The supporters of Elstree Town booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andre Parrott didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carl Downes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Sonny Osbourn made a huge save. In the 70th minute, Gareth Child left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elstree Town fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Elstree Town made a substitution. Liam Ginn replaced Clem Lassus. Tyler Kennedy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Tim Johnstone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keiran Grantham, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Owen Noble in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match The Tigers got a corner. Elstree Town's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Huey Duffy ran over to the corner to take the kick. Huey Duffy made a great header on The Tigers's corner, it was just that Elstree Town's Sonny Osbourn managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Carl Downes managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Tigers's supporters rose to their feet, but Carl Downes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sonny Osbourn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barney Gold in the 88th minute of the match.