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Asot Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dane Beaver kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Laurence Houlahan rounded Runcorn's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. FC Bloki Dukla's Rodd Senior got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Robert Munday showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwyn Wybrow in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dane Beaver in the 11th minute of play forced FC Bloki Dukla's goalkeeper Robert Munday to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colin Knowles succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 13th playminute. Robert Munday took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fraser Westlake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Runcorn booed when FC Bloki Dukla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adam Mimms didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Green took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leroy Button, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colin Knowles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but George Green made a huge save. George Green came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Bloki Dukla's Colin Knowles. But to his dismay, Colin Knowles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Runcorn's George Green proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Runcorn from getting a goal against them. George Green made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leroy Button in the 43rd minute. George Green took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodd Senior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Green showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurence Houlahan in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodd Senior to make the kick off. A collision led to FC Bloki Dukla getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Leroy Button hit a great ball. George Green didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Colin Knowles went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. FC Bloki Dukla's Robert Munday proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Bloki Dukla from getting a goal against them. Rodd Senior hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Robert Munday made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Philip Broadbent in the 66th minute of play. Robert Munday made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Gwyn Wybrow sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Runcorn defense, Colin Knowles kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of George Green. The Runcorn fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that George Green should have stopped the shot. George Green stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laurence Houlahan's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Runcorn's George Green played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leroy Button in the 77th minute of play. Robert Munday was a little too slow when Gwyn Wybrow got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 5-1. 87 minutes into the match, Runcorn's goal looked a bit too open when Leroy Button came free, but George Green reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurence Houlahan took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised George Green. George Green dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. In the 95th minute Colin Knowles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Green saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 97 minutes of play, Runcorn's Dane Beaver made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Munday was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Bloki Dukla had won after a very even match.