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South Benfleet
Spectators: 8071 (Terracing: 6372, Seating: 1530, VIP seats: 169) Newton Abbot's Stewart Preston started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stewart Preston in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darren Furniss prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zackary Billington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Darren Furniss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zackary Billington sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stewart Preston scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Darren Furniss, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th match minute, F.C. Copenhagen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joe Naylor to maneuver through the defense. Tom Grigg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matt Dobson charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matt Dobson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. F.C. Copenhagen's Darren Furniss played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stewart Preston in the 23rd minute of play. If Zackary Billington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stewart Preston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darren Furniss having to interfere. If Matt Dobson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darren Furniss showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stewart Preston, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Darren Furniss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Preston in the 35th minute of the match. After 35 minutes, Stephen Leather mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Copenhagen and the Newton Abbot players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, F.C. Copenhagen's Stephen Leather got a free kick in the 35th minute. Darren Furniss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zackary Billington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 minutes of play, Newton Abbot's Stewart Preston made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darren Furniss was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jude Marriott to make the kick off. Matt Dobson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Darren Furniss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 59 minutes, Nigel Reed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Newton Abbot and the F.C. Copenhagen players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 60 played minutes Newton Abbot got a freekick which was hit by Nigel Reed. After a rather tough play, F.C. Copenhagen's Oliver Hammett got a free kick in the 61st minute. Darren Furniss stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stewart Preston's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 65th match minute, F.C. Copenhagen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joe Naylor to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Cody Newell sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and F.C. Copenhagen's Darren Furniss didn't even have to move. In the 67th match minute, F.C. Copenhagen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jude Marriott to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 68 minutes, Stewart Preston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newton Abbot's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stewart Preston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Darren Furniss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Preston in the 73rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. Copenhagen's zone, Stewart Preston stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darren Furniss came out of the goal and Stewart Preston tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Darren Furniss took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stewart Preston, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zackary Billington struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Darren Furniss didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newton Abbot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zackary Billington got free with Darren Furniss in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oliver Hammett got his second yellow card in the match during the 87th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, F.C. Copenhagen's Oliver Hammett got a free kick in the 88th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Darren Furniss successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Darren Furniss showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stewart Preston in the 91st minute of the match. Stewart Preston received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Darren Furniss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zackary Billington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Darren Furniss tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darren Furniss made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stewart Preston in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Newton Abbot could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than F.C. Copenhagen throughout the match.