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Dedham
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dušan Tadić kicked off to start the match. Stefan Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garry Hayward in the 4th minute of the match. Xiao Xi Ling showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Longden, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cornelius Ritchie was slow to take the kick. During this time Osfinch FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Osfinch FC's corner Cornelius Ritchie fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Xiao Xi Ling quite easily take care of the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's goalkeeper Xiao Xi Ling, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dušan Tadić succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. 14 minutes into the game, Osfinch FC's Daniel De Fremeaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xiao Xi Ling made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 16th minute, Dušan Tadić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xiao Xi Ling was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Daniel De Fremeaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes into the game, Osfinch FC's Daniel De Fremeaux nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xiao Xi Ling made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. The supporters of Osfinch FC booed when K.S.CRACOVIA.1906 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isak Elg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dušan Tadić hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Osfinch FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cornelius Ritchie in the 31st minute. The corner led Osfinch FC's Cornelius Ritchie to fire away a dangerous shot which Xiao Xi Ling despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Garry Hayward hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Tadić in the 33rd minute of play forced K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's goalkeeper Xiao Xi Ling to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Osfinch FC's Don Longden made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xiao Xi Ling was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 40 minutes, Garry Hayward managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's supporters crossed their fingers, but Garry Hayward was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Daniel De Fremeaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dušan Tadić sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Dušan Tadić left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Osfinch FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dean Brooks to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Dušan Tadić made a precise shot to the right of Xiao Xi Ling. K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Xiao Xi Ling came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Osfinch FC's Don Longden. But to his dismay, Don Longden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. 59 minutes into the game, Sammy Winterbine was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Osfinch FC the free kick. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for K.S.CRACOVIA.1906! Don Longden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Osfinch FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! Osfinch FC:s Stefan Cullen showed great skill when he stopped Garry Hayward:s penalty. In the 70th minute, Laurentino Júdice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Don Longden came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Osfinch FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Don Longden couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Daniel De Fremeaux took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Xiao Xi Ling to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel De Fremeaux in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xiao Xi Ling prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dean Brooks in the 93rd minute of play forced Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Stefan Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, K.S.CRACOVIA.1906's goalkeeper Xiao Xi Ling had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johannes Wennerström. In the 98th minute, Don Longden 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. The K.S.CRACOVIA.1906 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Osfinch FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.