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Porthcurno Park
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. Stéphane Hammerschmidt started the match with the kick off. Matty Eckstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Billy Axmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ralph Bärwald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Axmann having to interfere. Billy Axmann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matty Eckstein's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Porthcurno United's goal looked a bit too open when Ralph Bärwald came free, but Billy Axmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ralph Bärwald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralph Bärwald in the 18th minute of play forced Porthcurno United's goalkeeper Billy Axmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Porthcurno United's goal looked a bit too open when Ralph Bärwald came free, but Billy Axmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Billy Axmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Bärwald, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Abraham Wagener 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. Milo Gerhardt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stéphane Hammerschmidt in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matty Eckstein in the 31st minute of play forced Porthcurno United's goalkeeper Billy Axmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matty Eckstein scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Billy Axmann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Eddy Bronstein put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Porthcurno United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ilkeston:s goal. Porthcurno United's Billy Axmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralph Bärwald in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Porthcurno United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georg Bausch to maneuver through the defense. Billy Axmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matty Eckstein in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ralph Bärwald made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Ralph Bärwald managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ilkeston's supporters rose to their feet, but Ralph Bärwald was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Billy Axmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Matty Eckstein managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ilkeston's supporters rose to their feet, but Matty Eckstein was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Billy Axmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 56 played minutes Porthcurno United got a freekick which was hit by Rudy Schleck. Billy Axmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Beicht, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Porthcurno United's Klaus Hoffmann got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Rudy Schleck came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Porthcurno United 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 Rudy Schleck couldn't finish the play. 64 minutes into the game, Bodo Olabanjo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ilkeston's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Porthcurno United the free kick. After 64 played minutes Ilkeston got a freekick which was hit by Bodo Olabanjo. Klaus Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The attack was good, but when Ralph Bärwald in the 68th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 76 minutes into the game, Abraham Wagener was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porthcurno United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ilkeston the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Porthcurno United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abraham Wagener to maneuver through the defense. Klaus Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ralph Bärwald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Axmann having to interfere. If Klaus Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rudy Schleck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Milo Gerhardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Klaus Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milo Gerhardt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matty Eckstein fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Axmann having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Porthcurno United got a freekick which was hit by Stéphane Hammerschmidt. The Ilkeston supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ilkeston would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.