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Ejsmond Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eddy Turnbull kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Jesse Holdsworth left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shepperd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Barth Bowman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fletcher Sylvester having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Elliot Letsch successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Barth Bowman struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Fletcher Sylvester didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shepperd. The crowd rose to their feet as Arka Gdynia's Eddy Turnbull slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elliot Letsch. That made the score 2-1 after 25 minutes of play. In the 31st minute Eddy Turnbull shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elliot Letsch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barth Bowman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fletcher Sylvester having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Arka Gdynia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddy Turnbull to maneuver through the defense. Fletcher Sylvester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesse Holdsworth in the 43rd minute of the match. Jesse Holdsworth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fletcher Sylvester having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barth Bowman in the 48th minute of play forced Arka Gdynia's goalkeeper Fletcher Sylvester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jesse Holdsworth to strike the kick off in the second half. Fletcher Sylvester was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jesse Holdsworth showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 52 minute of play. If Barth Bowman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the match, Shepperd's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Turnbull came free, but Elliot Letsch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jesse Holdsworth came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Shepperd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jesse Holdsworth couldn't finish the play. Elliot Letsch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brice Renny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Shepperd getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Al Castray hit a great ball. Eddy Turnbull recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elliot Letsch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Turnbull in the 83rd minute of play. Fletcher Sylvester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesse Holdsworth in the 87th minute of play. If Barth Bowman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Arka Gdynia's zone, Jesse Holdsworth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fletcher Sylvester came out of the goal and Jesse Holdsworth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.