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Rockwell Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Handley Fieldhouse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jones Bailey might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stew Lovis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jones Bailey ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rockwell's goalkeeper Stew Lovis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Boynedale's goal looked a bit too open when Danton Awage came free, but Fabian Block reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Handley Fieldhouse in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stew Lovis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rusty Shearn's late challenge caught a Boynedale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rusty Shearn helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Handley Fieldhouse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stew Lovis was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When Boynedale's Handley Fieldhouse in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rockwell's goalie prevented a goal. After 25 minutes of play, Boynedale's Jones Bailey made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stew Lovis was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Rockwell's zone, Handley Fieldhouse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stew Lovis came out of the goal and Handley Fieldhouse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the game, Jones Bailey cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Stew Lovis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 42 minutes into the match, Rockwell's goal looked a bit too open when Handley Fieldhouse came free, but Stew Lovis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fleming Gracey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Handley Fieldhouse made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Rockwell's Russel Kuskoff got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Fleming Gracey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boynedale's Fabian Block played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brent Lonergan in the 58th minute of play. If Handley Fieldhouse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Handley Fieldhouse got free with Stew Lovis in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fleming Gracey's late challenge caught a Rockwell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fleming Gracey helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rockwell booed when Boynedale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fleming Gracey didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rdth minute of the game Handley Fieldhouse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rockwell's Stew Lovis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fabian Block took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danton Awage, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Rockwell's Danton Awage got a free kick in the 78th minute. Rockwell's Stew Lovis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jones Bailey in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Rockwell's goalkeeper Stew Lovis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Handley Fieldhouse. In the 83rd minute, Handley Fieldhouse made a precise shot to the right of Stew Lovis. Rockwell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Handley Fieldhouse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stew Lovis having to interfere. Handley Fieldhouse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Handley Fieldhouse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stew Lovis. Rockwell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Handley Fieldhouse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The Rockwell fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Boynedale were clearly better and deserved to take the win.