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Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 120) South Lawn FC's Chris Pilgrim started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Richie Maclean managed to get in a good position for a shot. London Army United's supporters rose to their feet, but Richie Maclean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Seth Piercy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sacha Nightingale struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Seth Piercy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for London Army United. With a little luck, South Lawn FC's Seth Piercy got control of the ball when Toby Weatherhead tried to sneak it across the goal line. Chris Pilgrim scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damien Steele, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With his leg Seth Piercy managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when London Army United's Toby Weatherhead fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 12th minute, Toby Weatherhead ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Seth Piercy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Kristian Robins charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristian Robins the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sacha Nightingale during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of South Lawn FC booed when London Army United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sacha Nightingale didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute, Chris Pilgrim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damien Steele was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 29th minute Chris Pilgrim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damien Steele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toby Weatherhead's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Seth Piercy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, South Lawn FC's Chris Pilgrim got a free kick in the 34th minute. Damien Steele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Donnelly, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a little luck, South Lawn FC's Seth Piercy got control of the ball when Toby Weatherhead tried to sneak it across the goal line. Toby Weatherhead succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-2 in the 41st playminute. South Lawn FC's Seth Piercy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save South Lawn FC from getting a goal against them. Chris Pilgrim scored 2-3 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Damien Steele, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Toby Weatherhead made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Toby Weatherhead put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Seth Piercy. Damien Steele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Pilgrim in the 59th minute of the match. Nicky Mortlock kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. London Army United's Damien Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kristian Robins in the 62nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Mortlock got free with Damien Steele in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, South Lawn FC's Damien Steele threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kristian Robins, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. London Army United's Damien Steele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Pilgrim in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toby Weatherhead in the 83rd minute of play forced South Lawn FC's goalkeeper Seth Piercy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Robins in the 84th minute of play forced London Army United's goalkeeper Damien Steele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toby Weatherhead received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Seth Piercy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of South Lawn FC booed when London Army United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toby Weatherhead didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, London Army United's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Pilgrim came free, but Damien Steele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match Callum Harrison shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Seth Piercy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.