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Spectators: 9149 (Terracing: 6700, Seating: 2350, VIP seats: 99) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jim Bannister started the match with the kick off. Owen Hopker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alan da Fonseca in the 7th minute of the match. A collision led to Intrusive Thoughts getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Stu Sherman hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Andrew Wild hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Max Rider charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Max Rider the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Max Rider hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Intrusive Thoughts's Owen Hopker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terry Mayfield in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Intrusive Thoughts's Willie Adams got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 26th minute Terry Mayfield shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Owen Hopker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cheadle's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Terry Mayfield in the 27th minute. Alan da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, one of Intrusive Thoughts:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Intrusive Thoughts. 34 minutes into the match, Alan da Fonseca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Owen Hopker. Intrusive Thoughts's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alan da Fonseca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Andrew Wild could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Phillip Woodhall made a huge save. Owen Hopker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terry Mayfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Amos Hell 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. In the 42nd minute, Glyn Boulton made a precise shot to the right of Owen Hopker. Intrusive Thoughts's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The Intrusive Thoughts players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cheadle were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alan da Fonseca was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Alan da Fonseca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Owen Hopker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Owen Hopker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alan da Fonseca in the 55th minute. Terry Mayfield scored 0-6 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Owen Hopker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute, Alan da Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cheadle fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Owen Hopker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Glyn Boulton in the 65th minute. After 66 minutes, Terry Mayfield made it 0-8 with a short kick to the right side. Intrusive Thoughts's Owen Hopker tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Owen Hopker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rhys Bibby, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Intrusive Thoughts's goalkeeper Owen Hopker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Terry Mayfield. Owen Hopker was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Terry Mayfield showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 73 minute of play. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 0-10 when Alan da Fonseca sped through Intrusive Thoughts's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Owen Hopker. A collision led to Cheadle getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ludomil Frankowski hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Intrusive Thoughts's goalkeeper Owen Hopker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan da Fonseca.