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Long Eaton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Quentin Bland made the kick off which started today's match. Den Sargent might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stuart Ferdinand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Den Sargent ran back to his position shaking his head. Johnnie Swinscoe struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Stuart Ferdinand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Glass Cannon. In the 7th minute, Ruben Brighton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Glass Cannon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ron Barnes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Stuart Ferdinand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ruben Brighton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Stuart Ferdinand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Oskar FC's zone, Quentin Bland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stuart Ferdinand came out of the goal and Quentin Bland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 19th minute, Quentin Bland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Glass Cannon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With an all-out effort, Oskar FC's Rueben Higgins threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from CJ Willets, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 29th minute, Quentin Bland 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. Ruben Brighton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stuart Ferdinand having to interfere. Den Sargent charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Den Sargent the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bobby Lobb in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rueben Higgins, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Oskar FC's Stuart Ferdinand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnnie Swinscoe in the 42nd minute of play. The Glass Cannon were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Oskar FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ron Barnes took the corner. The supporters of Oskar FC booed when The Glass Cannon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Brighton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Quentin Bland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and CJ Willets made a kick off. In the 50th minute, Johnnie Swinscoe 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. Tony Bibby charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tony Bibby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Glass Cannon booed when Oskar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Bibby didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute, Oskar FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ron Barnes fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some careless play in the Oskar FC defense, Johnnie Swinscoe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stuart Ferdinand. The Oskar FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stuart Ferdinand should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, The Glass Cannon's Ray Stamer got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If Johnnie Swinscoe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tony Bibby hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Johnnie Swinscoe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Stuart Ferdinand made a huge save. Keiran Henry lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The Glass Cannon:s Rueben Higgins showed great skill when he stopped Tony Bibby:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Quentin Bland managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Glass Cannon's supporters rose to their feet, but Quentin Bland was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stuart Ferdinand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruben Brighton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Stuart Ferdinand made a huge save. The Glass Cannon's Den Sargent got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Ruben Brighton managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Glass Cannon's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Brighton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stuart Ferdinand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruben Brighton struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Stuart Ferdinand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Glass Cannon. Ruben Brighton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Stuart Ferdinand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Ray Stamer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95 played minutes Oskar FC got a freekick which was hit by Neil Whitford.