The West Royd Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Kristian Ottaway made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 5th minute of play forced The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Carlton Harkness to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Malik struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Sofoklis Prinianakis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Wheeliebins. Carlton Harkness showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Iovanovici, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute The Wheeliebins were awarded a corner. Dale Morris went to the cornerflag to take it. Carl Houghton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Henley on Thames United's Mitch Creighton got a free kick in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Houghton in the 19th minute of play forced The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Carlton Harkness to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Henley on Thames United booed when The Wheeliebins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kirk Fleetwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Wheeliebins's Carlton Harkness played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 24th minute of play. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Kristian Ottaway sped through The Wheeliebins's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlton Harkness. 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Wheeliebins's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Grant Sherwood was slow to take the kick. During this time Henley on Thames United's players had a chance to rest. Carlton Harkness made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Iovanovici in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Sofoklis Prinianakis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stefan Malik. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Iovanovici in the 36th minute of play forced The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Carlton Harkness to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Wheeliebins's Carlton Harkness played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Houghton in the 39th minute of play. Carlton Harkness didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carl Houghton went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 44th minute Carl Houghton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlton Harkness saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 48 minutes, Lee Rush managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Wheeliebins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lee Rush was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stefan Malik was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Carl Houghton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlton Harkness saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Wheeliebins's Carlton Harkness proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save The Wheeliebins from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ottaway in the 59th minute of play forced The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Carlton Harkness to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sofoklis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lee Rush in the 60th minute of play. Mitch Creighton hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 68th minute, Henley on Thames United's Carl Houghton dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carl Houghton got free with Carlton Harkness in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sofoklis Prinianakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lee Rush, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henley on Thames United made a substitution. Kris Tetley replaced Edgar Iovanovici. In the 78th match minute, The Wheeliebins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nial Robinson to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Henley on Thames United's goalkeeper Sofoklis Prinianakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 82 minutes, Carl Houghton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Henley on Thames United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carl Houghton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute Kristian Ottaway shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlton Harkness saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlton Harkness made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Houghton in the 86th minute. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Kristian Ottaway got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The Wheeliebins's Carlton Harkness proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save The Wheeliebins from getting a goal against them. Carlton Harkness took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Houghton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of The Wheeliebins booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grant Sherwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stefan Malik took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sofoklis Prinianakis. Sofoklis Prinianakis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grant Sherwood got free with Carlton Harkness in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Henley on Thames United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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