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Thornbury Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Joel Marsden made the kick off and thus started the match. If Donald Goodwin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the game, Travis Challis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. manchester united's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dymchurch City the free kick. Travis Challis hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When Dymchurch City's Donald Goodwin in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye manchester united's goalie prevented a goal. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Tom Apsden successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Caton in the 20th minute of play forced manchester united's goalkeeper Eric Deighton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Dymchurch City booed when manchester united was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Archie Collingwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. Max Sanderson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Eric Deighton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Dymchurch City's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Marsden came free, but Tom Apsden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Rich Dwyer came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the manchester united 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 Rich Dwyer couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in manchester united's zone, Max Sanderson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eric Deighton came out of the goal and Max Sanderson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Max Sanderson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eric Deighton. manchester united's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Max Sanderson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Max Sanderson sped through manchester united's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eric Deighton. Travis Challis hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in manchester united's zone, Donald Goodwin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eric Deighton came out of the goal and Donald Goodwin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Donald Goodwin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Donald Goodwin made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Dymchurch City booed when manchester united was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Travis Challis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Max Sanderson got free with Eric Deighton in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 71 minutes, Jon Illingworth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dymchurch City and the manchester united players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jon Illingworth hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. When Rich Dwyer came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the manchester united 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 Rich Dwyer couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Kevin Caton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. manchester united's Eric Deighton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donald Goodwin in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Travis Challis in the 82nd minute of play forced Dymchurch City's goalkeeper Tom Apsden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, manchester united's Eric Deighton got control of the ball when Max Sanderson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dane Rain hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Travis Challis was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. Eric Deighton came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Dymchurch City's Max Sanderson. But to his dismay, Max Sanderson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Dymchurch City's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.