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Woodley
Spectators: 8097 (Terracing: 6074, Seating: 1862, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jeremy Holloway started the match with the kick off. Carl Downes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Rodd Armitage tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Carl Downes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Carl Downes sped through AEK ATHENS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodd Armitage. If Vinnie Backhouse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Downes took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodd Armitage. Rodd Armitage dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Carl Downes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodd Armitage having to interfere. Rodd Armitage stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carl Downes's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Rodd Armitage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carl Downes, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Rodd Armitage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carl Downes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When The Tigers's Carl Downes in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AEK ATHENS's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Carl Downes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodd Armitage. AEK ATHENS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carl Downes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Jeremy Holloway hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Owen Noble made a precise shot to the right of Rodd Armitage. AEK ATHENS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. AEK ATHENS's Rodd Armitage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benji Murray in the 44th minute of play. Vinnie Backhouse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodd Armitage having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carl Downes to make the kick off. Owen Noble might have been able to make a better finish in the 50th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodd Armitage. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Owen Noble ran back to his position shaking his head. Carl Downes in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodd Armitage, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 54th minute, Carl Downes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodd Armitage was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. The Tigers's Tris Hedges was substituted for Sid Francis. Rodd Armitage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinnie Backhouse in the 60th minute of play. Carl Downes in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodd Armitage, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Tigers's Carl Downes got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tris Hedges got free with Rodd Armitage in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 72 in the game by Carl Downes from a close distance when the talented Rodd Armitage managed to make a qualified save. AEK ATHENS's players were relieved. When Vinnie Backhouse came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the The Tigers 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 Vinnie Backhouse couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Carl Downes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Rodd Armitage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Owen Noble in the 78th minute of the match. Rodd Armitage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Owen Noble in the 81st minute of play. Vinnie Backhouse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Carl Downes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Rodd Armitage made a huge save. The supporters of The Tigers booed when AEK ATHENS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Max Marshall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodd Armitage made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mitch Furniss in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute, Carl Downes 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benji Murray during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 94th match minute, The Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benji Murray to maneuver through the defense. The Tigers's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.