Welcome to the match between New Plymouth rangers and Christchurch town

3'

Bret Fairburn tried his luck from 30 yards but Maynerd Beckham threw himself in front of the shot.

4'

Mathew Auteberry tried to dribble past Maynerd Beckham but his possession is lost through a tackle by Maynerd Beckham .

5'

Francis Counter made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but Amery Jackson intercepted but couldn't control the ball.

8'

Joe Dexter attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but Fitzroy Christison did well to spot and intercept the pass.

9'

Randy Dexter fed the ball forward to Fitzroy Christison , Joe Dexter couldn't cut it.

Pass by Fitzroy Christison to Sheldon Kitchen , Hewie Linwood couldn't cut it.

Sheldon Kitchen tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but The ball came off Chistopher Milton.

10'

Francis Counter powered past Maynerd Chapman !.

Francis Counter tried to twist past Amery Jackson but Amery Jackson cleanly tackled the ball.

11'

Joe Dexter turned with the ball past Fitzroy Christison .

Joe Dexter made a good pass to Hewie Linwood, Randy Dexter missed his interception.

Shot by Hewie Linwood but Bertram Eads got in and cleared the danger.

12'

The referee showed Randy Dexter a yellow card.

Joe Dexter tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but The ball came off Fitzroy Christison .

14'

Bret Fairburn tried to curl one in from long range. Maynerd Chapman approached too late to tackle him.

But Bret Fairburn sent it far too high ... It was a shocking miss.

16'

Bret Fairburn tried to get onto the pass but Maynerd Beckham showed great composure in intercepting the ball.

17'

Davey Edison dispatched the freekick goalwards.. Ivan Elliston failed to save. ... GOAL!!!

New Plymouth rangers 0 - 1 Christchurch town

18'

Ozzy Blake flicked the ball over Henry Freeman's head !.

Ozzy Blake tried to twist past Bret Fairburn but Bret Fairburn won the ball from Ozzy Blake .

20'

Francis Counter swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

22'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Maynerd Chapman .

Francis Counter tried to lob the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Maynerd Chapman .

23'

Bret Fairburn tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Ozzy Blake intercepted but couldn't control.

24'

Hewie Linwood received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Joe Dexter, Hewie Linwood took it in his stride before Randy Dexter could cut it out.

Hewie Linwood easily got past the challenge of Fitzroy Christison .

Hewie Linwood stepped away from Randy Dexter and flighted the ball towards goal from distance.

Aydan Coel made a fingertip save to divert the ball over.

25'

Randy Dexter delivered the ball to Ozzy Blake , Bret Fairburn failed to intercept the pass.

Ozzy Blake tried to skip past the challenge of Henry Freeman but Henry Freeman took the ball away from Ozzy Blake .

27'

Bret Fairburn hit it high and hard towards goal from 30 yards. Ozzy Blake approached too late to block it.

Aydan Coel got back in time to make the save.

29'

Rigby Beastty lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

30'

Bret Fairburn hit a speculative effort from 30 yards. Ozzy Blake didn't read the game well enough to block it.

But Bret Fairburn sent the ball high into the stands ... It was a shocking miss.

31'

Ozzy Blake picked up Maynerd Beckham 's superb pass, Henry Freeman missed his interception.

Ozzy Blake attempted to feed the high ball but Bret Fairburn came close and blocked it.

32'

Chistopher Milton tried a long range effort. Fitzroy Christison failed to block the shot.

But Chistopher Milton struck the ball wide ... It was a wasted opportunity.

34'

Randy Dexter hit the ball forward to Fitzroy Christison , Hewie Linwood tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Fitzroy Christison took the ball confidently past Joe Dexter.

Fitzroy Christison hit the ball forward to Dennis Wakefield , Hewie Linwood missed his interception.

Pass by Dennis Wakefield to Fitzroy Christison , Zander Jordan tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Fitzroy Christison lost his man and found himself with plenty of room and smashed the ball towards the top corner. Chistopher Milton couldn't reach it.

Fitzroy Christison put it clean over the bar ... It was a poor effort from Fitzroy Christison . He was lacking match sharpness.

35'

Bret Fairburn swung the corner into the box.

Mathew Auteberry won the ball in the air from Bertram Eads but the ball went bad.

37'

Francis Counter had the strength to hold off Maynerd Chapman .

Francis Counter took a medium-ranged shot. Amery Jackson wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

But it was well wide from Francis Counter ... He's kicked himself for missing that chance.

39'

Francis Counter tried to dribble past Maynerd Chapman but Maynerd Chapman blocked Francis Counter in a good, clean tackle.

41'

Francis Counter tried to dart past Maynerd Chapman but Francis Counter lost out to Maynerd Chapman .

43'

Bret Fairburn tried to chip the ball forward but The ball was touched on by Maynerd Beckham .

44'

Pass by Joe Dexter to Hewie Linwood, Hewie Linwood took possession of the ball before Fitzroy Christison could reach it.

Hewie Linwood passed along the floor for Rigby Babby to pick it up, Randy Dexter stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Rigby Babby had a crack at goal but the shot was blocked by Bertram Eads .

45'

Amery Jackson twisted past Mathew Auteberry.

Amery Jackson failed in his attempt to play it past Francis Counter.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The referee blew for the end of the half which Christchurch town took the lead.New Plymouth rangers had 63% possession in the match, while Christchurch town had 37%. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46'

Davey Edison picked up Fitzroy Christison 's excellent ball, Joe Dexter failed to intercept the pass.

Davey Edison tried to pass the ball forward but Hewie Linwood cut it out.

47'

Maynerd Chapman had little in the way of options and elected to try a long-range chip but Henry Freeman removed the danger.

48'

Hewie Linwood tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he had been pressured by Fitzroy Christison .

49'

Randy Dexter 's corner was cut out easily by the opposition.

54'

Joe Dexter attempted to pass it high to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Fitzroy Christison .

55'

Randy Dexter made a good pass to Fitzroy Christison , Fitzroy Christison took it in his stride before Joe Dexter could intercept.

Fitzroy Christison faked a pass then cut Hewie Linwood in a different direction.

Fitzroy Christison had the chance to score but Zander Jordan gave him no space to manoeuvre.

56'

Fitzroy Christison was shown a yellow card.

Maynerd Chapman tried to get onto the pass but The ball bounced off Mathew Auteberry.

57'

Mathew Auteberry tried to play it past Fitzroy Christison but Mathew Auteberry lost the ball to Fitzroy Christison 's block tackle.

58'

Hewie Linwood tried to dart past Maynerd Chapman but Maynerd Chapman won the ball from Hewie Linwood.

59'

Randy Dexter tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Hewie Linwood.

60'

Maynerd Chapman played the ball long looking for a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Henry Freeman.

61'

Hewie Linwood's corner was cut out easily by the opposition.

62'

Rigby Beastty tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

63'

Yellow card shown to Sheldon Kitchen .

Joe Dexter attempted to chip the ball forward but The ball cannoned off Fitzroy Christison .

68'

Francis Counter tried to take the ball past Maynerd Chapman but Maynerd Chapman blocked Francis Counter in a good, clean tackle.

70'

Ozzy Blake fed the ball forward to Maynerd Beckham , Bret Fairburn tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Maynerd Beckham tried to get past Henry Freeman but Henry Freeman cleanly tackled the ball.

71'

Randy Dexter skipped past the challenge of Hewie Linwood.

Randy Dexter tried to skip past Joe Dexter but Randy Dexter lost the ball to Joe Dexter's block tackle.

73'

Joe Dexter had a crack at goal from the freekick. But he hit it not high enough to get over the wall.

77'

Randy Dexter directed the ball to Fitzroy Christison , Fitzroy Christison took it in his stride before Hewie Linwood could intercept.

Maynerd Chapman picked up Fitzroy Christison 's superb pass, Joe Dexter failed to intercept the pass.

Maynerd Chapman unleashed a fierce drive high at goal but the shot was charged down by Chistopher Milton.

79'

Francis Counter lobbed it forward to Rigby Beastty, Fitzroy Christison failed to reach the ball.

Rigby Beastty struck it! but Bertram Eads removed the danger.

81'

Ozzy Blake blasted a banana shot from long range. Bret Fairburn failed to charge down the shot.

Ivan Elliston got up to tip it over.

83'

Joe Dexter tried to hit it long to a team-mate but Fitzroy Christison intercepted but couldn't control the ball.

85'

Amery Jackson tried to move the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Hewie Linwood.

86'

Bret Fairburn failed in his attempt to play it past Ozzy Blake .

87'

Rigby Babby received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Joe Dexter, Rigby Babby took possession of the ball before Fitzroy Christison could reach it.

Rigby Babby made an attempt to pass the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Randy Dexter .

88'

Amery Jackson made an attempt to pass the ball forward but The ball struck Mathew Auteberry.

90'

Francis Counter sprinted past Maynerd Chapman .

Francis Counter tried to put the ball across but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Amery Jackson .

93'

Bertram Eads moved the ball forward for Randy Dexter , Hewie Linwood failed to reach the ball.

Pass by Randy Dexter to Fitzroy Christison , Fitzroy Christison took it in his stride before Joe Dexter could cut it out.

Sheldon Kitchen picked up Fitzroy Christison 's superb pass, Hewie Linwood tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Sheldon Kitchen shot for the top corner but the shot was blocked by Zander Jordan.

End Match New Plymouth rangers 0 - 1 Christchurch town