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Dynamo Arena
Spectators: 8501 (Terracing: 6377, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ralph Nicholson kicked off to start the match. Rodney Thornton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ralph Nicholson in the 5th minute of play. After 16 minutes, Phil Tindale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dynamo 93 and the Tiki Taka Barcelona players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Dynamo 93 getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Phil Tindale hit a great ball. In the 21st minute, Grant Dowrick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Kristopher Bridge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dynamo 93's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiki Taka Barcelona the free kick. The supporters of Tiki Taka Barcelona booed when Dynamo 93 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristopher Bridge didn't get a good kick on the ball. Micheal Parry was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 28th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Bob Tinker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Barrie Perkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doug Whitford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rodney Thornton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doug Whitford got free with Rodney Thornton in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tosh Bartrup received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Barrie Perkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joe Styles to make the kick off. The supporters of Dynamo 93 booed when Tiki Taka Barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damien Dewhirst didn't get a good kick on the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Dynamo 93's Miles Palmer broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 54th minute, Grant Dowrick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Dynamo 93's Ralph Nicholson, in the 56th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Dynamo 93. Tosh Bartrup hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67thth minute of the game Doug Whitford who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tiki Taka Barcelona's Rodney Thornton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Doug Whitford notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tiki Taka Barcelona's Rodney Thornton. Rodney Thornton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 74thth minute of the game Joe Styles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dynamo 93's Barrie Perkins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. During the 79th minute of the match Phil Tindale completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Phil Tindale a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Phil Tindale kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Dynamo 93 getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Doug Whitford hit a great ball. When Doug Whitford came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Dynamo 93 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 Doug Whitford couldn't finish the play. Tosh Bartrup hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After 95 minutes of play, Dynamo 93's Doug Whitford made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rodney Thornton was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dynamo 93 were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.