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Downham Market
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mike Lineker started the match with the kick off. Martyn Seagrave showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Lineker, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A hard shot 5 in the game by Giles Tabb from a close distance when the talented Kieran Newman managed to make a qualified save. Sporting Llorts's players were relieved. In the 10th minute, Giles Tabb 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. Martyn Seagrave showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Lineker, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute Les Kaye shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martyn Seagrave saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martyn Seagrave showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Lineker in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Mike Lineker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martyn Seagrave. Downham Market FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mike Lineker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Adrian Clemence charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Clemence the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Martyn Seagrave didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mike Lineker went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Martyn Seagrave made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Les Kaye in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the game, Mike Lineker cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Martyn Seagrave was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Sporting Llorts getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Antony Dryden hit a great ball. Martyn Seagrave showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Blueman in the 36th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giles Tabb got free with Kieran Newman in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Sporting Llorts booed when Downham Market FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lewis Hamilton didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jim Blueman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sammy Ainsworth was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Sporting Llorts's Mike Lineker ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Martyn Seagrave. Martyn Seagrave yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. Martyn Seagrave made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jim Blueman in the 55th minute. Downham Market FC's Martyn Seagrave played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Lineker in the 62nd minute of play. Jim Blueman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Martyn Seagrave made a huge save. Sporting Llorts's Kieran Newman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sammy Ainsworth in the 64th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Giles Tabb notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Sporting Llorts's Kieran Newman. Kieran Newman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Downham Market FC's Martyn Seagrave played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Lineker in the 77th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Mike Lineker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martyn Seagrave saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Downham Market FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Lineker came free, but Martyn Seagrave reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martyn Seagrave didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 87th minute, which inside left pole to 1-6. When the match was over Sporting Llorts could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Downham Market FC throughout the match.