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Ashton-in-Makerfield
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Walendów United's Seb Dodd started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ashton-in-Makerfield City's Ronnie Rayner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seb Dodd in the 3rd minute of play. Richard Metcalf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Crichton in the 5th minute. After having played for 10 minutes, Dominic Kellaway managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashton-in-Makerfield City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dominic Kellaway was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Martin Crichton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dominic Kellaway had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the game, Harvey Pollard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ashton-in-Makerfield City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Walendów United the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, John-Paul Downham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Walendów United's supporters rose to their feet, but John-Paul Downham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronnie Rayner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Buster Maclean hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Martin Crichton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Richard Metcalf having to make a save. Martin Crichton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dominic Kellaway had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 41 minutes, Martin Crichton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashton-in-Makerfield City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Crichton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Dominic Kellaway's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard Metcalf was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Martin Crichton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Richard Metcalf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Ashton-in-Makerfield City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Walendów United were winning 0-1.

Dominic Kellaway received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Richard Metcalf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If John-Paul Downham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronnie Rayner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seb Dodd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John-Paul Downham's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ronnie Rayner firmly grabbed it by the left post. Martin Crichton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Metcalf having to interfere. When Dominic Kellaway came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Ashton-in-Makerfield City 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 Dominic Kellaway couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Martin Crichton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ashton-in-Makerfield City's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Crichton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Metcalf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Richard Metcalf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Crichton, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Glyn Mitchell-King was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Walendów United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ashton-in-Makerfield City the free kick. Richard Metcalf didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ashton-in-Makerfield City's Dominic Kellaway shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Richard Metcalf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominic Kellaway, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Crichton in the 96th minute of play forced Walendów United's goalkeeper Richard Metcalf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walendów United succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ashton-in-Makerfield City had controlled the match.