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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ged Mayfield made the kick off which started today's match. Boğaçhan Çinucen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John-Paul Watkinson having to interfere. John-Paul Watkinson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel De Fremeaux, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Don Longden got free with John-Paul Watkinson in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Don Longden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. John-Paul Watkinson made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Don Longden sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute Alfredo Intxixu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 15 played minutes Osfinch FC got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Chaves. 20 minutes into the match, Fc Malá Lula's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Tadić came free, but John-Paul Watkinson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniel De Fremeaux kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving John-Paul Watkinson. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Intxixu in the 26th minute of play. Alfredo Intxixu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Osfinch FC's John-Paul Watkinson threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dušan Tadić, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Seb Holdsworth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Cullen having to interfere. With a little luck, Fc Malá Lula's John-Paul Watkinson got control of the ball when Don Longden tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 38 minutes, Dušan Tadić managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osfinch FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dušan Tadić was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fc Malá Lula's John-Paul Watkinson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Fc Malá Lula from getting a goal against them. Rob Waple charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rob Waple the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, Ernani Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Seb Holdsworth fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Malá Lula's protests and gave Seb Holdsworth a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Osfinch FC booed when Fc Malá Lula was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seb Holdsworth didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dušan Tadić made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Ged Mayfield left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fc Malá Lula fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 54 minutes, Don Longden made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Fc Malá Lula's John-Paul Watkinson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. John-Paul Watkinson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Longden, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. John-Paul Watkinson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Don Longden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ged Mayfield fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Cullen having to interfere. Dušan Tadić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. John-Paul Watkinson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Don Longden in the 71st minute of play. John-Paul Watkinson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel De Fremeaux in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of Fc Malá Lula booed when Osfinch FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Collingwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. John-Paul Watkinson came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Osfinch FC's Don Longden. But to his dismay, Don Longden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After 84 played minutes Fc Malá Lula got a freekick which was hit by Christian Ashton. John-Paul Watkinson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Longden, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. John-Paul Watkinson came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Osfinch FC's Don Longden. But to his dismay, Don Longden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Boğaçhan Çinucen made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fc Malá Lula's Alfredo Intxixu. In the 91st minute, Dušan Tadić made a precise shot to the right of John-Paul Watkinson. Fc Malá Lula's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 94th minute, Sol Starr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Osfinch FC fully deserved thier win.