League

Heybridge Basin Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Formby AFC's Rowan Brownlow got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Byron Cotton kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Hugh Wilkins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Haigh having to interfere. Darryl Hird kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Byron Cotton hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. When Byron Cotton fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Heybridge Basin United's protests and gave Byron Cotton a yellow card for diving instead. 23 minutes into the match, Formby AFC's Darryl Hird broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Rowan Brownlow scored 0-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Simon Haigh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, Rowan Brownlow had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Haigh. Heybridge Basin United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rowan Brownlow was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 41 minutes into the match, Formby AFC's goalkeeper Brian Key had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Freddie Houghton. Simon Haigh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rowan Brownlow's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 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 Ronny Fish stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hugh Wilkins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Haigh having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Rowan Brownlow 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. In the 58th match minute, Formby AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirk Barker to maneuver through the defense. Simon Haigh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugh Wilkins in the 63rd minute. Brian Key took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronny Fish, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ronny Fish had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronny Fish in the 75th minute of play forced Formby AFC's goalkeeper Brian Key to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Heybridge Basin United's goalkeeper Simon Haigh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Heybridge Basin United getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Danny Vaughan hit a great ball. Chris Burley charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris Burley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Heybridge Basin United getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Chris Burley hit a great ball. In the 84th minute, Rowan Brownlow ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Simon Haigh was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The audience was convinced that Rowan Brownlow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Haigh was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The Formby AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Formby AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.