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Blandford Forum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marc Mayall kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Blandford Forum got a freekick which was hit by Marc Mayall. When Billie Woodward fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blandford Forum's protests and gave Billie Woodward a yellow card for diving instead. Billie Woodward kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Mellon in the 9th minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blair Griffin scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Gardner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16thth minute of the game Ruben Mellon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blandford Forum's Pedro Gardner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute Ryan Woolcock 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. Pedro Gardner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Woolcock in the 19th minute of the match. Blandford Forum's Pedro Gardner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Mellon in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Blandford Forum's Louie Tolley got a free kick in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Ryan Woolcock cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Pedro Gardner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 28 minutes into the match, Canterbury's goalkeeper Martyn English had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerry Langford. Thanks to some nice moves Gerry Langford could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Martyn English however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Canterbury booed when Blandford Forum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blair Tuck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ryan Woolcock struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Pedro Gardner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Canterbury. 35 minutes into the match, Ryan Woolcock had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ryan Woolcock was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. William Marsden kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Woolcock in the 43rd minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blair Tuck hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. A collision led to Blandford Forum getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Lucas Allison hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ryan Woolcock stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Gardner made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Blair Griffin sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Mellon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blair Griffin in the 58th minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Mellon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Gardner having to interfere. Pedro Gardner was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Blair Griffin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 64 minute of play. Canterbury's Martyn English played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Mayall in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute Lucas Allison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martyn English saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute Marc Mayall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martyn English saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Canterbury's Philip Pitman got a free kick in the 70th minute. The supporters of Blandford Forum booed when Canterbury was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryan Woolcock didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th match minute, Blandford Forum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Verne Forrester to maneuver through the defense. Martyn English made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Allison in the 80th minute of play. With a little luck, Blandford Forum's Pedro Gardner got control of the ball when Blair Griffin tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute, Canterbury's Ryan Woolcock ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Gardner. Pedro Gardner yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryan Woolcock in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Gardner saved Blandford Forum from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Canterbury's Ryan Woolcock slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Gardner. That made the score 0-7 after 92 minutes of play. Pedro Gardner made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Ruben Mellon sent off a good shot on target. Canterbury's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.