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St. James Stadium
Spectators: 6783 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Will Worrall kicked off to start the match. Marek Coogan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Locking having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Marek Coogan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karl Locking was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 10th minute, Marek Coogan made a precise shot to the right of Karl Locking. Brackley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, Brackley's goal looked a bit too open when Hayden Forster came free, but Karl Locking reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Brackley's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Coogan came free, but Karl Locking reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stoneleigh's Stevie Welsh got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Brackley's Will Worrall got a free kick in the 17th minute. Brackley's Karl Locking played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marek Coogan in the 19th minute of play. Karl Locking made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marek Coogan in the 24th minute of play. Karl Locking showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddie Faith in the 34th minute of the match. If Marek Coogan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Stoneleigh booed when Brackley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Will Worrall didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Marek Coogan made a precise shot to the right of Karl Locking. Brackley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Freddie Faith took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl Locking. Karl Locking dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After the first half Stoneleigh were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marek Coogan to make the kick off. When Hayden Forster fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stoneleigh's protests and gave Hayden Forster a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Stoneleigh getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Hayden Forster hit a great ball. Stevie Welsh succeeded in the game's 61st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Stevie Welsh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Karl Locking tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute Marek Coogan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Locking saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marek Coogan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stevie Welsh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Locking having to interfere. If Marek Coogan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marek Coogan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Locking having to interfere. With a little luck, Brackley's Karl Locking got control of the ball when Stevie Welsh tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karl Locking was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bobby Higgins showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 86 minute of play. If Freddie Faith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stoneleigh's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.