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East Tilbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Walter Atkinson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jermaine Crowther saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hucknall's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Walter Atkinson 6 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the 9th minute, Samuel Bennett 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. Thanks to some nice moves Samuel Bennett could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Jermaine Crowther however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Maradona FC booed when Hucknall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Blackley didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Hucknall's goal looked a bit too open when Walter Atkinson came free, but Jermaine Crowther reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Walter Atkinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonny Hicks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordon Forrest, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Hucknall booed when Maradona FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Moyse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thom Morcom took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jonny Hicks. Maradona FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Samuel Bennett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jermaine Crowther was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Walter Atkinson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 45 minute of play.

Maradona FC's Walter Atkinson got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 73 played minutes Maradona FC got a freekick which was hit by Ron Tipton. Jermaine Crowther stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ron Tipton's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. After 78 minutes, Tosh Gibbs mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hucknall and the Maradona FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Maradona FC booed when Hucknall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tosh Gibbs didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Walter Atkinson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jermaine Crowther. Hucknall's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Walter Atkinson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Samuel Bennett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jermaine Crowther having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Walter Atkinson put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jermaine Crowther. Samuel Bennett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Walter Atkinson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jermaine Crowther was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Maradona FC fully deserved thier win.