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The Crookywook
Spectators: 7247 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Connor Cardwell made the kick off which started today's match. Crooksville FC's Phil Duggan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lewis Radcliffe in the 3rd minute of play. Jeremy Weston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phil Duggan having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Jeremy Weston left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stevenage fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 12 minutes, Jeremy Weston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stevenage's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremy Weston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Phil Duggan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lewis Radcliffe, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Jeremy Weston took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Phil Duggan. Phil Duggan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Stevenage's George Kershaw proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Stevenage from getting a goal against them. Connor Cardwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the game, Jimmy Hardcastle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. George Kershaw was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jake Graves during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jake Graves kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Christopher Woodhead 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. In the 44th minute, Christopher Woodhead hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Crooksville FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Stevenage were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lewis Radcliffe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Samuel Lynch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stevenage's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Lynch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Crooksville FC's Jimmy Hardcastle got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Nightingale during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eric Nightingale hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute of the match Pete Blackwood sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but George Kershaw skillfully saved the ball. Dion Pullen charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dion Pullen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Crooksville FC's Dion Pullen got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Stevie Kennedy was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. The referee gave Crooksville FC a penalty, 76 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Pete Blackwood, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Stevenage's George Kershaw. 2-2. Jimmy Hardcastle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jimmy Hardcastle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. George Kershaw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Hardcastle, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. George Kershaw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Hardcastle, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.