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Blackbutt
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aron Bowman started the match with the kick off. Byron Richard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kenneth Ashwin during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The nice shot from Byron Richard in the 7thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Darrell Oconnell had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. When The Amateurs's Aron Bowman in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Glendart's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Glendart getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Kenneth Ashwin hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Byron Richard kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Darrell Oconnell. That made the score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. In the 18th match minute, The Amateurs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jessop Fenwick to maneuver through the defense. After 20 minutes, Byron Richard made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Glendart's Darrell Oconnell tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Glendart's Darrell Oconnell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Glendart from getting a goal against them. Eliot Boyd's late challenge caught a The Amateurs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliot Boyd helped the player get up and apologised. Glendart's Darrell Oconnell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Glendart from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aron Bowman in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darrell Oconnell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Byron Richard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darrell Oconnell having to interfere. Darrell Oconnell was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Byron Richard capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Byron Richard really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Aron Bowman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darrell Oconnell having to interfere. Byron Richard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Byron Richard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliot Boyd kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Glendart's Darrell Oconnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Byron Richard in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64thth minute of the game Aron Bowman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glendart's Darrell Oconnell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 66 minutes of play, The Amateurs's Byron Richard made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darrell Oconnell was left in no man's land by his defense there! 72 minutes into the match, Byron Richard had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darrell Oconnell. Glendart's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Byron Richard was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Kenneth Ashwin got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Kenneth Ashwin hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. If Hale Tevelien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to The Amateurs getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Payne Dollymore hit a great ball. Glendart's Darrell Oconnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Byron Richard in the 95th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Glendart was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kirby Brandie to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute Byron Richard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darrell Oconnell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the The Amateurs players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.