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Millfield
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Corey Wilde kicked off to start the match. Russ Macumber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casper Brien in the 3rd minute of the match. Russ Macumber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barth Bowman in the 5th minute of the match. The supporters of Shepperd booed when Millfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Corey Wilde didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jesse Holdsworth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Russ Macumber was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11th minute Jesse Holdsworth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Russ Macumber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Millfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arne Millard to maneuver through the defense. Russ Macumber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casper Brien in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Millfield's goal looked a bit too open when Jesse Holdsworth came free, but Russ Macumber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Jesse Holdsworth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Corey Wilde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Elliot Letsch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Casper Brien had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Russ Macumber. Millfield's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Casper Brien was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The Millfield players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Shepperd were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jesse Holdsworth was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jesse Holdsworth in the 53rd minute of play forced Millfield's goalkeeper Russ Macumber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesse Holdsworth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Russ Macumber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Corey Wilde made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Shepperd's Elliot Letsch tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66thth minute of the game Jesse Holdsworth who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Millfield's Russ Macumber was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Millfield's Russ Macumber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Earnest Hands in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Jesse Holdsworth 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. Rob Mogork charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rob Mogork the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Shepperd getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rob Mogork hit a great ball. Corey Wilde got in the 78th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Elliot Letsch handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Russ Macumber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jesse Holdsworth in the 82nd minute. Russ Macumber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casper Brien in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Shepperd getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ronald Castner hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Steve Adamson 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. Earnest Hands kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. If Barth Bowman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Russ Macumber made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Casper Brien sent off a good shot on target. The Shepperd 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.