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The Coral Reef
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John-Paul Rawlings got the match started through his kick off. Barrie Auty could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Kirk Mansell made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louis Lawton in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kirk Mansell saved Taverham FC from getting behind. Dion Forbess short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Kirk Mansell to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 16th minute, Dion Forbes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kirk Mansell, passed just outside the right post. In the 17th match minute, Sea Anemone FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barrie Auty to maneuver through the defense. Kirk Mansell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Lawton in the 20th minute of the match. Jo Schofield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John-Paul Rawlings, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 26 minutes into the game, John-Paul Rawlings cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jo Schofield was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Taverham FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ken Hodgson hit a great ball. Louis Lawton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirk Mansell having to interfere. Philip Poynton kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. John-Paul Rawlings sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the game, Taverham FC's John-Paul Rawlings nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jo Schofield made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Austen Walker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jo Schofield was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. 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.

Dion Forbes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirk Mansell having to interfere. Kirk Mansell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Lawton in the 60th minute of the match. John-Paul Rawlings fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jo Schofield having to interfere. Barrie Auty hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 68thth minute of the game Dion Forbes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taverham FC's Kirk Mansell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dion Forbes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kirk Mansell having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Louis Lawton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 75 minutes, Dion Forbes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sea Anemone FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dion Forbes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dion Forbes in the 79th minute of play forced Taverham FC's goalkeeper Kirk Mansell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sea Anemone FC's goalkeeper Jo Schofield, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Steven Evans hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sea Anemone FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Steven Evans hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Dion Forbes notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Taverham FC's Kirk Mansell. Kirk Mansell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Taverham FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.