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Smallfield
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. Calvin Hardcastle started the match with the kick off. Billie Morse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Pedro Gardner made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerry Langford in the 13th minute of play forced Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jamie Dobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Allison, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Billie Morse kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Blandford Forum's goal looked a bit too open when Calvin Hardcastle came free, but Pedro Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Blandford Forum's Pedro Gardner got control of the ball when Billie Morse tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute Calvin Hardcastle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jamie Dobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerry Langford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Smallfield FC's Garth Atkinson got a free kick in the 24th minute. Billie Morse took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Gardner. Pedro Gardner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Billie Morse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Pedro Gardner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 minutes, Calvin Hardcastle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smallfield FC and the Blandford Forum players grew even worse after the yellow card. Calvin Hardcastle hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Jamie Dobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marc Mayall went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 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 Marc Mayall to make the kick off. Pedro Gardner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calvin Hardcastle, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Jamie Dobson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marc Mayall in the 54th minute. Jamie Dobson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Russell Ferdinand. In the 61st match minute, Smallfield FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricky Howarth to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Smallfield FC's goalkeeper Jamie Dobson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jamie Dobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerry Langford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blandford Forum's Marc Mayall got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Smallfield FC's Jamie Dobson got control of the ball when Gerry Langford tried to sneak it across the goal line. Smallfield FC's Jamie Dobson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Smallfield FC from getting a goal against them. Billie Morse was shown his second yellow card after 70 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Smallfield FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Billie Morse hit a great ball. Calvin Hardcastle kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Smallfield FC got a freekick which was hit by Garth Atkinson. Louis Ashby's late challenge caught a Blandford Forum's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louis Ashby helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Smallfield FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Louis Ashby hit a great ball. A collision led to Smallfield FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Mark Pilkington hit a great ball. The Blandford Forum fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Blandford Forum's Lucas Allison looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lucas Allison hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Jamie Dobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerry Langford in the 98th minute of the match.