League

Adventure Lane
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John-Paul Bloom got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Northallerton's Michael Merchant got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 20th minute Michael Merchant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Hold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Merchant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denny Beswetherick in the 23rd minute of play forced Ryde Warriors's goalkeeper Lucas Hold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Paul Bloom in the 24th minute of play forced Ryde Warriors's goalkeeper Lucas Hold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Northallerton's Phillip Howarth suffered a concussion in the 28th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 28 minutes, Rory Maylett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ryde Warriors and the Northallerton players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Michael Merchant 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. After having played for 35 minutes, Mike Wardill managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Northallerton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mike Wardill 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 42nd minute, Michael Merchant made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Hold. Ryde Warriors's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Mike Wardill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Ryde Warriors players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Northallerton were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rory Maylett was the one to do the kick off. Joel Holstead received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Lucas Hold tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sly Schofield made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wayne Denham in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Lewis Horsey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sly Schofield. Northallerton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lewis Horsey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Sly Schofield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rory Maylett in the 67th minute of the match. Wayne Denham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Sly Schofield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sly Schofield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Maylett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sly Schofield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Maylett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mike Wardill could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Lucas Hold made a huge save. Mike Wardill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Lucas Hold tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rory Maylett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 84 minutes into the match, Northallerton's goal looked a bit too open when Rory Maylett came free, but Sly Schofield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Wayne Denham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sly Schofield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Denny Beswetherick struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Lucas Hold didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Northallerton. Sly Schofield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Maylett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wayne Denham scored 2-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sly Schofield, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.