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Hazel Grove Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Brendon Bridgeman made the kick off which started today's match. Orson Van Der Hoorn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brendon Bridgeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joshua Littlechild might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Orson Van Der Hoorn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joshua Littlechild ran back to his position shaking his head. Jude Flintoff hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Brendon Bridgeman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orson Van Der Hoorn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brendon Bridgeman in the 18th minute of play. Adam Senior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Orson Van Der Hoorn made a huge save. Orson Van Der Hoorn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brendon Bridgeman in the 25th minute of play. When Brendon Bridgeman, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 27 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Orson Van Der Hoorn was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Freddie Jenas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joshua Littlechild 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. The supporters of Hazel Grove United booed when Barking was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jude Flintoff didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 40 minutes, Kelvin Waddington mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barking and the Hazel Grove United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Barking fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! 2-0 came through a penalty shot after 42 played minutes, when Hazel Grove United:s Ronan Constantine calmly waited for Barking:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tommy Moxon to strike the kick off in the second half. Brendon Bridgeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Joshua Littlechild had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kelvin Waddington hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Brendon Bridgeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joshua Littlechild fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orson Van Der Hoorn having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Andrew Theobold was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barking's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hazel Grove United the free kick. After 58 played minutes Barking got a freekick which was hit by Andrew Theobold. Joshua Littlechild struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Orson Van Der Hoorn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hazel Grove United. In the 69th minute Joshua Littlechild shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orson Van Der Hoorn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caleb Starr in the 71st minute of play forced Barking's goalkeeper Orson Van Der Hoorn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joshua Littlechild had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 77 minutes into the game, Richard Spears was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barking's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hazel Grove United the free kick. After 78 played minutes Barking got a freekick which was hit by Richard Spears. Brendon Bridgeman might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Orson Van Der Hoorn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Brendon Bridgeman ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 81 minutes, Joshua Littlechild managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hazel Grove United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joshua Littlechild was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brendon Bridgeman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Orson Van Der Hoorn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Joshua Littlechild fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orson Van Der Hoorn having to interfere. After 87th play minutes Brendon Bridgeman shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Orson Van Der Hoorn and just under the crossbar into goal. 90 minutes into the match, Joshua Littlechild had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orson Van Der Hoorn. Barking's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joshua Littlechild was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Tommy Moxon received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ronan Pyrah came out and tried to block the shot, but Tommy Moxon slotted it home off the left post making it 5-1 in the 94th minute. Hazel Grove United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.