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Feltham Park
Spectators: 6834 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Richard Nailor started the match with the kick off. Vince England hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Ashton-in-Makerfield's Lance Leach broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Feltham FC's Steve Cousins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niall Rawson in the 9th minute of play. Niall Rawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steve Cousins having to interfere. Niall Rawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vince England during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Feltham FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Vince England hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Niall Rawson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steve Cousins. Feltham FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niall Rawson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Niall Rawson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steve Cousins was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Vince England was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Feltham FC's Vince England got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 32nd minute, Niall Rawson 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 audience was convinced that Richard Nailor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steve Cousins was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Richard Nailor put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Steve Cousins. Niall Rawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rod Shakespeare's late challenge caught a Feltham FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rod Shakespeare helped the player get up and apologised. When Niall Rawson came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Ashton-in-Makerfield 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 Niall Rawson couldn't finish the play.

Gus Blunt kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. The supporters of Feltham FC booed when Ashton-in-Makerfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfie Featherson didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rod Shakespeare was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 57 minutes had been played. Rod Shakespeare hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Gus Blunt hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Feltham FC's Steve Cousins got control of the ball when Niall Rawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, Alfie Featherson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ashton-in-Makerfield's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Feltham FC the free kick. Alfie Featherson hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Steve Cousins made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Harry Barltrop sent off a good shot on target. Niall Rawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Niall Rawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th match minute, Feltham FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gus Blunt to maneuver through the defense. Ashton-in-Makerfield's Phil Kenna shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 79th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Steve Cousins but with some difficulty. After 85 minutes, Gus Blunt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Feltham FC and the Ashton-in-Makerfield players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Gus Blunt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Feltham FC's Steve Cousins got control of the ball when Niall Rawson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ashton-in-Makerfield's Niall Rawson got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Ashton-in-Makerfield booed when Feltham FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gus Blunt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Feltham FC's Steve Cousins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Feltham FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Feltham FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Theo Colton hit a great ball.