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Rochford Park
Spectators: 8483 (Terracing: 6364, Seating: 1950, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfred Stone took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Stone in the 12th minute of play forced Rochford City's goalkeeper Sammy Barnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute Alfred Stone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sammy Barnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Calum Atkins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfred Stone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Rochford City's zone, Garth Carter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sammy Barnes came out of the goal and Garth Carter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Rochford City defense, Garth Carter kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sammy Barnes. The Rochford City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sammy Barnes should have stopped the shot. Sammy Barnes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfred Stone went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 40 minutes into the match, Catford's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Brontë came free, but Stan Smythe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Catford's Alfred Stone got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Damian Brontë made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Rochford City's Damian Brontë nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stan Smythe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 54th minute, Brian Neville hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 56 played minutes Catford's Garth Carter stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Sammy Barnes stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Rochford City of the goal. Ciarán Merchant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sammy Barnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfred Stone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brian Neville kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Garth Carter could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Sammy Barnes made a huge save. After having played for 73 minutes, Alfred Stone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Catford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfred Stone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rochford City's Sammy Barnes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Rochford City from getting a goal against them. Alfred Stone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Catford's Verne Bell challenged an opponent after 93 minutes. The hit was so bad that he suffered a foot injury. 93 minutes into the game, Calum Atkins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rochford City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Catford the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rochford City's Calum Atkins got a free kick in the 94th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Catford's Stephen Holt broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Catford eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.