League

Poynton Stadium
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Quentin Heath could shoot a difficult shot in the 4th minute, which Jake Walmsley however easily saved by the left post. In the 5th minute, Stu Sutcliffe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zaq Briant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jake Walmsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. George Byrne who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Jake Walmsley when he managed to save the team from getting behind. George Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Jake Walmsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Golcar's Lewis Teague got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Jake Walmsley stood somewhat misplaced when George Byrne came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 25 minute. A collision led to Golcar getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Johnathan Butterworth hit a great ball. A hard shot 40 in the game by George Byrne from a close distance when the talented Jake Walmsley managed to make a qualified save. Golcar's players were relieved. In the 41st minute, Kettering Town FC's Keiran Watkinson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lewis Teague made a kick off. Jake Walmsley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from George Byrne went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keiran Watkinson in the 57th minute of play forced Golcar's goalkeeper Jake Walmsley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaq Briant 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. George Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Jake Walmsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jake Walmsley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Keiran Watkinson went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. George Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Jake Walmsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Golcar getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Howard Joynes hit a great ball. In the 69th minute of the match Alistair Parkin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jake Walmsley showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Keiran Watkinson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jake Walmsley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Golcar's Jake Walmsley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Byrne in the 75th minute of play. Dominik Lampard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lewis Teague, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, George Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jake Walmsley was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Dominik Lampard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lewis Teague, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 86 minutes, Keiran Watkinson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kettering Town FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Keiran Watkinson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. George Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jake Walmsley having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Golcar's zone, George Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jake Walmsley came out of the goal and George Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Kettering Town FC were the better team. Kettering Town FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.