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Bayswater Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doğuhan Metiner got the match started through his kick off. Laurence Garner might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donald Wilson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Laurence Garner ran back to his position shaking his head. 8 minutes into the game, Vic Jones was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Workington AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fanboy Utd the free kick. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Fanboy Utd. Antony Lynch stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Donald Wilson. 1-0. Alec Leather's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Donald Wilson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Laurence Garner 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. Alec Leather received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Donald Wilson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laurence Garner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orson Daly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğuhan Metiner, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Dane Bridge's late challenge caught a Fanboy Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dane Bridge helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Workington AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Laurence Garner struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Donald Wilson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fanboy Utd. Donald Wilson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ritchie Peacock, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

If Laurence Garner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doğuhan Metiner got free with Orson Daly in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Alec Leather had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 63 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Doğuhan Metiner sped through Fanboy Utd's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Orson Daly. Fanboy Utd's Orson Daly proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Fanboy Utd from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute Workington AFC were awarded a corner. Darren Campbell went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 73rd minute, Workington AFC's Doğuhan Metiner dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. 85 minutes into the match, Alec Leather had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donald Wilson. Workington AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alec Leather was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doğuhan Metiner got free with Orson Daly in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orson Daly made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Doğuhan Metiner sent off a good shot on target. Orson Daly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doğuhan Metiner in the 93rd minute of play. Laurence Garner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Donald Wilson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Fanboy Utd support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.