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Morea Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alex Quinane started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Olin Algoud fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Englefield's protests and gave Olin Algoud a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Englefield getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Olin Algoud hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Englefield's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Quinane came free, but Kris Sparks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Battle Laing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kris Sparks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodd Hayward in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Morea's Neville Oneill dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Neville Oneill's late challenge caught a Englefield's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neville Oneill helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Neville Oneill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Englefield's Kris Sparks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Quinane in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Morea's goal looked a bit too open when Battle Laing came free, but Christopher Brennand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 minutes of play, Morea's Biddle Rhodes made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kris Sparks was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute, Biddle Rhodes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kris Sparks was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Marco Kennewell hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Albert 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. Christopher Brennand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Battle Laing's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Battle Laing in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christopher Brennand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Battle Laing to strike the kick off in the second half. With 51 minutes on the clock, Navarro Keayes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Marshal Weatherby managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morea's supporters rose to their feet, but Marshal Weatherby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kris Sparks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 55 minutes into the match, Englefield's goal looked a bit too open when Biddle Rhodes came free, but Kris Sparks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Neville Oneill managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morea's supporters rose to their feet, but Neville Oneill was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kris Sparks breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Biddle Rhodes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Rodd Hayward ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kris Sparks was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 72 minutes into the match, Englefield's goal looked a bit too open when Biddle Rhodes came free, but Kris Sparks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Albert Dale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 80 minutes into the match, Englefield's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Kennewell came free, but Kris Sparks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute Biddle Rhodes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kris Sparks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neville Oneill in the 90th minute of play forced Englefield's goalkeeper Kris Sparks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 played minutes Morea got a freekick which was hit by Biddle Rhodes. Olin Algoud hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Morea were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Englefield for a fine match.