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Tenbury Wells
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dom Shephard made the kick off which started today's match. Lee Story-Moore charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lee Story-Moore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Lee Story-Moore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pat Seaward in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roger Blackwater saved Tenbury Wells from getting behind. 8 minutes into the match, Tenbury Wells's Dom Shephard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brendon Walters narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Tenbury Wells defense, Pat Seaward kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roger Blackwater. The Tenbury Wells fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roger Blackwater should have stopped the shot. Dean Windahl succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Tenbury Wells's Roger Blackwater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dean Windahl in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Dom Shephard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Birkenshaw Rovers's Pat Seaward in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tenbury Wells's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Pat Seaward sped through Tenbury Wells's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Roger Blackwater. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Birkenshaw Rovers's goalkeeper Brendon Walters, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Dean Windahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roger Blackwater saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lee Story-Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Pat Seaward managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birkenshaw Rovers's supporters rose to their feet, but Pat Seaward was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roger Blackwater breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The wind increased when Dean Windahl made the kick off in the second half. Roger Blackwater made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pat Seaward in the 55th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Pelc during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th match minute, Tenbury Wells was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Pelc to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Dean Windahl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roger Blackwater was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Pat Seaward received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Roger Blackwater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dom Shephard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dean Windahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roger Blackwater having to interfere. The supporters of Birkenshaw Rovers booed when Tenbury Wells was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominic Lee-Barrett didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Isaac Rushforth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tenbury Wells fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Tenbury Wells fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Birkenshaw Rovers were clearly better and deserved to take the win.