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Романенко Bridge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Peter Bärwald got the match started through his kick off. Joshua Hayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Franz Hansen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute Joshua Hayes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franz Hansen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joshua Hayes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lars Jacoby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Michael Moody having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Max Edgson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franz Hansen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, North Walsham's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Bärwald came free, but Michael Moody reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Peter Bärwald managed to get in a good position for a shot. Романенко's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Bärwald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michael Moody breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute Peter Bärwald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Moody saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Jacoby's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Michael Moody skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 30 minutes into the match, Романенко's goal looked a bit too open when Max Edgson came free, but Franz Hansen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joshua Hayes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franz Hansen having to interfere. A long shot from Donald Knochenmus in the 42nd minute of play was well struck, but Michael Moody made a really good save at the right post. Joshua Hayes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Joshua Hayes made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Joshua Hayes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franz Hansen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Fredrik Drachmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Романенко fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in North Walsham's zone, Peter Bärwald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Moody came out of the goal and Peter Bärwald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michael Moody showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Jacoby, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Kieran Sharples had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Joshua Hayes took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Franz Hansen to make any attempt to save it. If Max Edgson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind North Walsham's goalkeeper Michael Moody, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 74 minutes, Max Edgson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Walsham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Max Edgson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joshua Hayes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Романенко's Franz Hansen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joshua Hayes in the 93rd minute of play. Peter Bärwald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.