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Bedlington Stadium
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. Billy Eastwood started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, 尤朋鸿 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jimmy Flack was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jimmy Flack didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 尤朋鸿 went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 12 minutes into the match, Bedlington's goal looked a bit too open when Çağrı Bozlak came free, but Jimmy Flack reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sammy Mortimer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Eastwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After 21 minutes of play, Bedlington's Spike Corby made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sammy Mortimer was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Sammy Mortimer managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Bedlington's Spike Corby fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 29 minutes into the game, Billy Eastwood was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bedlington's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sleaford the free kick. After 35 played minutes Bedlington got a freekick which was hit by Ross Hay. Jimmy Flack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 尤朋鸿, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, Sleaford's 尤朋鸿 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jimmy Flack narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Sleaford's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Eastwood came free, but Sammy Mortimer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

52 minutes into the match, 尤朋鸿 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jimmy Flack. Bedlington's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 尤朋鸿 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After 59 played minutes 尤朋鸿 rounded Bedlington's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. Spike Corby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Bedlington's Jimmy Flack got control of the ball when Çağrı Bozlak tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, Bedlington's Spike Corby made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sammy Mortimer was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ross Hay in the 84th minute of play forced Sleaford's goalkeeper Sammy Mortimer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Billy Eastwood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Leo Bertol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sammy Mortimer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy Eastwood in the 90th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Sleaford's goal looked a bit too open when Billy Eastwood came free, but Sammy Mortimer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sammy Mortimer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spike Corby in the 94th minute of the match. Sammy Mortimer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billy Eastwood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Bedlington fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sleaford were clearly better and deserved to take the win.