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Burnham on Crouch Pa
Spectators: 6953 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when George Fürstenberg made the kick off which started today's match. Moritz Lützel hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Ludwig Hantzsch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ludwig Hantzsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ron Tipton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 10 minutes, Stu Fawcett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Burnham on Crouch and the Royal Nassau FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Burnham on Crouch getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Stu Fawcett hit a great ball. In the 12th minute of the match Markus von Knyphausen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ron Tipton skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Jermaine Kent's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Guttenberg was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 17th minute, Ludwig Diederich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ludwig Hantzsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ron Tipton having to interfere. Burnham on Crouch's Jermaine Kent got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adrian Guttenberg was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Jermaine Kent capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jermaine Kent really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 35th minute, Jermaine Kent hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jermaine Kent sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron Dawes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute George Fürstenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ron Tipton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Ludwig Hantzsch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ron Tipton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jermaine Kent made a kick off. Jermaine Kent recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Aaron Dawes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burnham on Crouch's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Dawes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Guttenberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the match, Jermaine Kent had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrian Guttenberg. Royal Nassau FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jermaine Kent was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Adrian Guttenberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jermaine Kent, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. George Fürstenberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ron Tipton having to interfere. Ludwig Hantzsch 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. Allan Avery charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Avery the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th match minute, Burnham on Crouch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Avery to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Jean Dubois sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ron Tipton skillfully saved the ball. Aaron Dawes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jermaine Kent's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adrian Guttenberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. There was no doubt that Burnham on Crouch were the better team. Burnham on Crouch's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.