League

Dersingham
Spectators: 8401 (Terracing: 6301, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) Nat Porter started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Reuben Reid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Scrivener in the 4th minute of play. If Marcus Scrivener had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The goalkeeper, Reuben Reid, was totally fooled by Dersingham City's Ethan Best, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Liam Langley came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Beckford's Ryan Barnfield. But to his dismay, Ryan Barnfield quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Beckford's Reuben Reid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Scrivener in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Dersingham City getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jordan Harrison hit a great ball. If Nat Porter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute Marcus Scrivener shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reuben Reid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nat Porter in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liam Langley saved Dersingham City from getting behind. After 34 minutes, Nat Porter made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Dersingham City's Liam Langley tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute, Ryan Barnfield made a precise shot to the right of Liam Langley. Dersingham City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Liam Langley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Barnfield in the 47th minute of the match. After 48 minutes Dersingham City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Chaz Linkletter who took care of the corner kick. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcus Scrivener stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ryan Barnfield took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Liam Langley. Liam Langley dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Beckford's Reuben Reid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Scrivener in the 56th minute of play. When Nat Porter came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Beckford fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nat Porter couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Beckford getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Isaac Hinshelwood hit a great ball. Marcus Scrivener fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reuben Reid having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Dersingham City's goal looked a bit too open when Nat Porter came free, but Liam Langley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dersingham City's Marcus Scrivener got a free kick in the 85th minute. Liam Langley came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Beckford's Nat Porter. But to his dismay, Nat Porter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. In the 94th minute, Chaz Linkletter made a precise shot to the right of Liam Langley. Dersingham City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. Beckford's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.