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Woodbridge Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Vince Duckworth started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Shoeburyness City booed when Woodbridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rob Gardner didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Joe Gower cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Joel Beckham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Gower in the 13th minute of play forced Woodbridge's goalkeeper Joel Beckham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shoeburyness City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Micheal Greenwood in the 15th minute. After taking down the ball on Shoeburyness City's corner Micheal Greenwood fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Joel Beckham quite easily take care of the ball. After some careless play in the Woodbridge defense, Vince Duckworth kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Beckham. The Woodbridge fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Beckham should have stopped the shot. Mick Shipperley kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Shoeburyness City's goal looked a bit too open when Syd Abbotts came free, but Philip Frost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philip Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calum Holt in the 27th minute of the match. Joel Beckham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vince Duckworth in the 29th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute Shoeburyness City were awarded a corner. Micheal Greenwood went to the cornerflag to take it. Shoeburyness City's Micheal Greenwood was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Joel Beckham in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 36th minute, Mick Shipperley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shoeburyness City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Greg Parkinson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Frost having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, Jon Bonds was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Woodbridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shoeburyness City the free kick. The supporters of Shoeburyness City booed when Woodbridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon Bonds didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shoeburyness City's Philip Frost proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Shoeburyness City from getting a goal against them. Joel Beckham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Symons in the 47th minute of the match. In the 49th minute of the match Shoeburyness City got a corner. Woodbridge's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micheal Greenwood ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vince Duckworth made a great header on Shoeburyness City's corner, it was just that Woodbridge's Joel Beckham managed to reach the ball for a save. The Woodbridge players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Shoeburyness City were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Syd Abbotts to make the kick off. Ronny Symons kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Woodbridge's Greg Parkinson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Philip Frost made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Philip Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Greg Parkinson in the 63rd minute of the match. Mick Shipperley charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mick Shipperley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mick Shipperley kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Philip Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Syd Abbotts in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Greg Parkinson during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Shoeburyness City booed when Woodbridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Greg Parkinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Greg Parkinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joe Gower sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Micheal Greenwood came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Shoeburyness City 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 Micheal Greenwood couldn't finish the play. In the 77th minute, Calum Holt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes Joe Gower rounded Woodbridge's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. Joel Beckham made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Micheal Greenwood sent off a good shot on target. Rob Gardner kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Greg Parkinson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woodbridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Greg Parkinson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Philip Frost breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 97 minutes into the game, Denzil Astridge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shoeburyness City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Woodbridge the free kick. The supporters of Woodbridge booed when Shoeburyness City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denzil Astridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Woodbridge fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Shoeburyness City were clearly better and deserved to take the win.