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Rockport
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5875, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ben Willoughby took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Winchester's goalkeeper Ralf Rothwell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Teo. Sharizan Seah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Famih Yip's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ralf Rothwell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicholas Stockley during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Winchester fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! If Albert Teo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Sharizan Seah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 27 played minutes Rockport got a freekick which was hit by Famih Yip. When Famih Yip was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 29 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Rockport's Famih Yip got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo Findley in the 31st minute of play forced Rockport's goalkeeper Daniz Chong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Winchester's goalkeeper Ralf Rothwell, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Albert Teo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralf Rothwell having to interfere. With a little luck, Winchester's Ralf Rothwell got control of the ball when Arif Laycock tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute Ben Willoughby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniz Chong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Sharizan Seah took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ralf Rothwell. Ralf Rothwell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 58 played minutes Winchester got a freekick which was hit by Nicholas Stockley. Ralf Rothwell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sharizan Seah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Winchester's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Laycock came free, but Ralf Rothwell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sharizan Seah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ben Willoughby managed to get in a good position for a shot. Winchester's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Willoughby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniz Chong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Winchester getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Bruce Keyworth hit a great ball. Sharizan Seah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Winchester getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Brett Fletcher hit a great ball. If Sharizan Seah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Albert Teo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ralf Rothwell was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 84thth minute of the game Albert Teo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Winchester's Ralf Rothwell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ralf Rothwell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Laycock in the 85th minute of the match. Sharizan Seah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ralf Rothwell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arif Laycock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralf Rothwell having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Albert Teo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ralf Rothwell. Winchester's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albert Teo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Rockport had won after a very even match.