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Kingswood Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jake Garnett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Will Pitts tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jordan Salt struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Jon Bull didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1967 Kingswood. Jon Bull made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Trimble in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Calum Rice in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Will Pitts saved 1967 Kingswood from getting behind. Will Pitts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calum Rice in the 20th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerry Emberson during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 23rd minute, Gerry Emberson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Damian Trimble had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Calum Rice 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. After 31 minutes of play, Croston's Jake Garnett made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Will Pitts was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the game, Ethan Stead was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 1967 Kingswood's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Croston the free kick. A collision led to 1967 Kingswood getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ethan Stead hit a great ball. 36 minutes into the game, Calum Rice cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Will Pitts was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the 1967 Kingswood defense, Jake Garnett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Will Pitts. The 1967 Kingswood fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Will Pitts should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jake Garnett made a kick off. The supporters of Croston booed when 1967 Kingswood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylan Nicholson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Will Pitts came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Croston's Calum Rice. But to his dismay, Calum Rice quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In a very dangerous position, a player in Croston fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! In the 68th match minute, 1967 Kingswood was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dylan Nicholson to maneuver through the defense. After a long run with the ball, Ivan Barton did a trick in the 75th minute in front of Croston's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-5. An impressive performance by 1967 Kingswood's Ivan Barton! A collision led to 1967 Kingswood getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ethan Stead hit a great ball. Jake Garnett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Will Pitts having to interfere. Calum Rice fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Will Pitts having to interfere. After 87 played minutes, Croston's Freddie Lewington shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Will Pitts came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Croston reached it. Jon Bull didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damian Trimble went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. 1967 Kingswood's Will Pitts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jake Garnett in the 94th minute of play. After 95 minutes, Dom Eubank mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croston and the 1967 Kingswood players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Dom Eubank hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Croston players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.