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Polperro Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stephen Oakes got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Stephen Oakes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dean Bannister was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Dean Bannister stood somewhat misplaced when Stephen Oakes came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. 11 minutes into the match, Polperro's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Reid Clanny came free, but Billy Woods reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, one of Polperro:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Polperro. Billy Woods showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonny Dougan in the 18th minute of the match. When Colo-Colo's Jonny Dougan in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Polperro's goalie prevented a goal. If Ben Washington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colo-Colo's Dean Bannister played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephen Oakes in the 28th minute of play. Jonny Dougan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Billy Woods read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Stephen Oakes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colo-Colo's Dean Bannister was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Colo-Colo's Dean Bannister proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Colo-Colo from getting a goal against them. Ben Washington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Bannister having to interfere. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 39th minute, but Dean Bannister got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Colo-Colo hanging dry this time. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Dean Bannister showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephen Oakes in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Ben Washington 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 57th minute Ben Washington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dean Bannister saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dean Bannister stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stephen Oakes's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Dean Bannister came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Polperro's Ben Washington. But to his dismay, Ben Washington quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 66th minute, Sammy Bean hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ben Washington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dean Bannister having to interfere. Billy Woods showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Reid Clanny, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 75 minutes, Sammy Bean mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colo-Colo and the Polperro players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Colo-Colo's Sammy Bean got a free kick in the 76th minute. Ben Washington's late challenge caught a Colo-Colo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ben Washington helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Colo-Colo booed when Polperro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ben Washington didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Polperro's Maik Clark got a free kick in the 81st minute. Dean Bannister showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephen Oakes, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Stephen Oakes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Dean Bannister tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Polperro had won after a very even match.