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Godmanchester Stadiu
Spectators: 6942 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brad Blower kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Mudassar Azhar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cottered's supporters rose to their feet, but Mudassar Azhar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tosh Rotherfield breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 3 minutes into the game, Rodd Blowman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Godmanchester FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cottered the free kick. The supporters of Cottered booed when Godmanchester FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodd Blowman didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tosh Rotherfield stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Junaid Zaheer's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Cottered's goalkeeper Saad Zahid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Colin Slade. If Colin Slade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mudassar Azhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mudassar Azhar in the 24th minute of play forced Godmanchester FC's goalkeeper Tosh Rotherfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Godmanchester FC's zone, Mudassar Azhar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tosh Rotherfield came out of the goal and Mudassar Azhar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Brad Blower sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cottered's Mudassar Azhar got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 32 minutes, Junaid Zaheer made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Godmanchester FC's Tosh Rotherfield tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Colin Slade came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Godmanchester FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Colin Slade couldn't finish the play. Mudassar Azhar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tosh Rotherfield having to interfere. Mudassar Azhar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tosh Rotherfield having to interfere. The Godmanchester FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cottered were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Junaid Zaheer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Brad Blower 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. When Adnan Shafi fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cottered's protests and gave Adnan Shafi a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes Cottered got a freekick which was hit by Adnan Shafi. After having played for 59 minutes, Colin Slade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Godmanchester FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Colin Slade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brad Blower received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Saad Zahid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th match minute, Cottered was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adnan Shafi to maneuver through the defense. Mudassar Azhar took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tosh Rotherfield. Tosh Rotherfield dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Tosh Rotherfield made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Mudassar Azhar sent off a good shot on target. Junaid Zaheer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Tosh Rotherfield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Junaid Zaheer might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tosh Rotherfield. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Junaid Zaheer ran back to his position shaking his head. Mudassar Azhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colin Slade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Junaid Zaheer in the 91st minute of play forced Godmanchester FC's goalkeeper Tosh Rotherfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tosh Rotherfield stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Junaid Zaheer's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Tosh Rotherfield didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cottered's Junaid Zaheer shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. When the match was over Cottered could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Godmanchester FC throughout the match.