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Spectators: 8400 (Terracing: 6300, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fitz Beck took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fitz Beck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Rowan Savage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rowan Savage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Woodhouse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes, Fitz Beck made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Royal Wins's Rowan Savage tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fitz Beck in the 18th minute of play forced Royal Wins's goalkeeper Rowan Savage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Royal Wins's Rowan Savage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fitz Beck in the 20th minute of play. Malcolm Allwright's late challenge caught a Tourist Bus Eleven FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Malcolm Allwright helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd minute, Malcolm Allwright hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rowan Savage stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fitz Beck's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Fitz Beck took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rowan Savage. Rowan Savage dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Dan Cambridge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Denny Holmes in the 34th minute. When Martyn Sheene fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tourist Bus Eleven FC's protests and gave Martyn Sheene a yellow card for diving instead. Martyn Sheene kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Dan Cambridge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tod Wardill, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 41st minute, Geoff Ansell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 42 played minutes, Tourist Bus Eleven FC's Giles Colbert shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rowan Savage came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Tourist Bus Eleven FC reached it. In the 46th minute Fitz Beck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rowan Savage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tod Wardill to strike the kick off in the second half. 65 minutes into the game, Austin Couzens was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Royal Wins's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tourist Bus Eleven FC the free kick. A collision led to Royal Wins getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Austin Couzens hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Tourist Bus Eleven FC's Martyn Sheene got a free kick in the 67th minute. Geoff Ansell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dan Cambridge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geoff Ansell, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The audience was convinced that Fitz Beck's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rowan Savage was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Fitz Beck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Rowan Savage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Tourist Bus Eleven FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Giles Colbert hit a great ball. With a little luck, Royal Wins's Rowan Savage got control of the ball when Fitz Beck tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Royal Wins getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Winnie Harrison hit a great ball. Fitz Beck who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Rowan Savage when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tourist Bus Eleven FC played a much better game than Royal Wins and deserved their victory. The Royal Wins players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.