League

New Cross Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) annan fc's Freddy King 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. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Dave Burnham successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 5 minutes into the match, annan fc's Max Holmes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norman Wildman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dave Burnham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blair Pack in the 7th minute. annan fc's Dave Burnham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Merrill in the 10th minute of play. Dave Burnham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damon Hutchings in the 11th minute of the match. Blair Pack could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Dave Burnham made a huge save. Jack Wheeler hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 25th match minute, annan fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Firth to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sam Merrill in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Burnham saved annan fc from getting behind. Norman Wildman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy King, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute of the match, Damon Hutchings tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dave Burnham saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Damon Hutchings came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the birmingham bummers 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 Damon Hutchings couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Damon Hutchings shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Burnham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blair Pack got free with Dave Burnham in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damon Hutchings in the 41st minute of play forced annan fc's goalkeeper Dave Burnham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blair Pack got free with Dave Burnham in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Harvey Firth hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Sam Merrill 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 first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sam Merrill to strike the kick off in the second half. Dave Burnham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damon Hutchings in the 51st minute of play. A hard shot 52 in the game by Freddy King from a close distance when the talented Norman Wildman managed to make a qualified save. birmingham bummers's players were relieved. Damon Hutchings kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Dave Burnham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blair Pack in the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sam Merrill in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dave Burnham saved annan fc from getting behind. Dave Burnham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Len Jordoan, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Sam Merrill had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dave Burnham. annan fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Merrill was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. annan fc's Dave Burnham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blair Pack in the 79th minute of play. Sam Merrill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Dave Burnham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Len Jordoan kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Damon Hutchings fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored birmingham bummers's protests and gave Damon Hutchings a yellow card for diving instead. After 90 played minutes birmingham bummers got a freekick which was hit by Damon Hutchings. birmingham bummers's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.