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Match Report
Malmesbury
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jacob Dale made the kick off which started today's match. Dom Jones showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damien Farrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When Dane Vine fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Malmesbury's protests and gave Dane Vine a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, Dane Vine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Malmesbury's zone, Jacob Dale stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dom Jones came out of the goal and Jacob Dale tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Malmesbury getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Benjamin Tindale hit a great ball. Dom Jones showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damien Farrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 24 minutes of play, Congleton's Jacob Dale made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dom Jones was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute, Jacob Dale 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. If Harvey Morris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damien Farrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dom Jones having to interfere. Dom Jones showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacob Dale, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Malmesbury's zone, Samuel Coote stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dom Jones came out of the goal and Samuel Coote tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dom Jones took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Coote, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Congleton's Damien Farrell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dom Jones narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dom Jones took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damien Farrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
In the 54th minute Harvey Morris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Rothwell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damien Farrell got free with Dom Jones in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dom Jones made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob Dale in the 58th minute of play. Graeme Clarke struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Denis Rothwell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Malmesbury. Denis Rothwell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harvey Morris, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Harvey Morris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Rothwell having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Malmesbury's Russell Lansdell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Denis Rothwell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Jacob Dale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Den Clarke fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Congleton's protests and gave Den Clarke a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes Congleton got a freekick which was hit by Den Clarke. Harvey Morris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Rothwell having to interfere. After 81 played minutes Malmesbury got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Tindale. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Dom Jones successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 85 played minutes Malmesbury got a freekick which was hit by Graeme Clarke. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Jacob Dale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Congleton's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacob Dale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dom Jones breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Congleton's Jacob Dale dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Harvey Morris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Rothwell having to interfere. Congleton's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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