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Evolution Arena
Spectators: 7969 (Terracing: 5978, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeffrey Colley kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jeffrey Colley during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes Evolution got a freekick which was hit by Jeffrey Colley. Jeffrey Colley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Joseph Jump made a huge save. Grant Rooney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ron Clayton in the 13th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Jeffrey Colley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joseph Jump saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeffrey Colley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Joseph Jump tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, Owen Barfield cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Grant Rooney was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joseph Jump made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeffrey Colley in the 32nd minute of play. Grant Rooney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geoff Beck in the 33rd minute of the match. After 40 played minutes, Shoreham by Sea's Ron Clayton shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grant Rooney came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Shoreham by Sea reached it. Evolution's Grant Rooney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geoff Beck in the 48th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ron Clayton to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ron Clayton during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute, Ron Clayton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Vernon Drysdale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute Ron Clayton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grant Rooney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joseph Jump didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jeffrey Colley went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Joseph Jump showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeffrey Colley in the 86th minute of the match. When Evolution's Jeffrey Colley in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shoreham by Sea's goalie prevented a goal. After 88 minutes, Tod Batty mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shoreham by Sea and the Evolution players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tod Batty hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Owen Barfield charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Owen Barfield the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Owen Barfield hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Jeffrey Colley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joseph Jump having to interfere.