VAUXHALL MOTORS 1 KING’S LYNN – 3 King’s Lynn grabbed all 3 points against injury hit Vauxhall Motors in this typical end of season encounter.

The away side put up a spirited performance in the wake of the midweek news that they will be demoted form the Blue Square North at the end of the season due to not fulfilling ground requirements.

King’s Lynn took just 2 minutes to open the scoring when Adam Smith took advantage of some poor Vauxhall defending and raced through to place the ball beyond keeper James Coates.

Vauxhalls started to push for an equaliser, firstly Mattie Burke tried his luck from 20 yards out but his shot went just over, then after 15 minutes, Chris Noone made a great run on the right and crossed for Lee Furlong - but as he slid towards goal the referee spotted a handball and awarded a free-kick to King’s Lynn.

On 35 minutes Vauxhalls got their equaliser. Lee Furlong made progress on the right and whipped in a great cross for strike partner Karl Noon to head home from close range for this 12th goal of the season.

Just as Vauxhalls were getting a foothold on the game, they were unfortunate to lose the influential Tom Field and Chris Noone due to injury and this meant a rare substitute appearance for player-manager Carl Macauley. On 42 minutes King’s Lynn regained their lead, it was more poor defending again from the home side as Jack Defty was left unmarked to head home from 4 yards out.

The second half was fairly uneventful with both sides enjoying a fair amount of possession.

It took until the 75th minute for King’s Lynn to seal the victory, substitute Ross Kelly latched onto a great through ball which deceived a couple of Vauxhall defenders and rifled home a left foot shot from 8 yards out giving the outstretched Coates no chance.

Vauxhalls: Coates, Noone (Egerton 39) Dames, Hannigan, Griffiths, Holmes, Holden, Burke, Noon, Field (Macauley 41), Furlong

PLAYERS OF THE SEASON 2008/09 At the end of the game against Kings Lynn, the awards were given out for the supporters, players and managers player of the year.

On the pitch after the final whistle, the Supporter's Player of the Year was presented to goalkeeper James Coates, who has managed an impressive 12 clean sheets this season.

Chairman Alan Bartlam gave a speech telling the management and players how they should all be extremely proud of their achievements this season.

He then presented the Player's Player of the Year award to team captain Mattie Burke.

Manager Carl Macauley then stepped up and stated that he wished he could have given out 16 of the Manager's Player of the Year awards out but unfortunately there could only be one. He then presented the award to Chris Noone.

Congratulations should not only go to the award winners, but also to the whole team and the management who have all contributed in Vauxhall Motors Football Club achieving their best ever season on the field.