League Play-Off

Herne Bay
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Skadoosh ! getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tom Perryman hit a great ball. After 4 minutes of play, Elstree Town's Gareth Child made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Craig Cole was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pat Mawson kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Gareth Child who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skadoosh !'s Craig Cole was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gareth Child in the 9th minute of play forced Skadoosh !'s goalkeeper Craig Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Keiran Grantham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Craig Cole saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Craig Cole came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Elstree Town's Tyler Kennedy. But to his dismay, Tyler Kennedy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Craig Cole didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Keiran Grantham went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Gareth Child sped through Skadoosh !'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Craig Cole. Skadoosh !'s Craig Cole played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gareth Child in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Gareth Child ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Craig Cole was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. If Gareth Child had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Craig Cole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keiran Grantham in the 31st minute of play. If Benji Tomkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Elstree Town's zone, Richard Furniss stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sonny Osbourn came out of the goal and Richard Furniss tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Elstree Town fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Elstree Town's Gareth Child looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 41 minutes, Sonny Chambers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elstree Town's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sonny Chambers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Elstree Town's Gareth Child in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skadoosh !'s goalie prevented a goal. After the first half Elstree Town were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matty Nicholson made a kick off. If Gareth Child had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 53 minutes into the game, Gareth Child cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Craig Cole was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benji Tomkin's late challenge caught a Skadoosh !'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benji Tomkin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th match minute, Elstree Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benji Tomkin to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Gareth Child left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Elstree Town fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Elstree Town made a substitution. Karl Pearch replaced Mick Harding. Gareth Child scored 0-10 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Craig Cole, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Craig Cole made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Liam Ginn sent off a good shot on target. Craig Cole was a little too slow when Gareth Child got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 0-12. 79 minutes into the match, Gareth Child had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Craig Cole. Skadoosh !'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gareth Child was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-13. Craig Cole was a little too slow when Keiran Grantham got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 0-15. Patrick Brough received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Sonny Osbourn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elstree Town played a much better game than Skadoosh ! and deserved their victory. The Skadoosh ! players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.