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Mighty Bull Stadium
Spectators: 5300 (Terracing: 4300, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dave Starr made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Mean Machine F.C. booed when Chiswick United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurence Hedley didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes in the game Dave Starr after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Dale Prendergast. A very good opportunity. Dave Starr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dave Starr was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. Mean Machine F.C.'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 21st minute Adam Partridge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Caine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ray Beattie charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ray Beattie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mean Machine F.C. booed when Chiswick United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ray Beattie didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ray Beattie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Caine was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Dave Starr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Dale Prendergast tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Chiswick United's zone, Theo Turk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dale Prendergast came out of the goal and Theo Turk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dave Starr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the match, Mean Machine F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Hunter came free, but Frank Caine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Frank Caine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Hunter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chiswick United's Dale Prendergast played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Starr in the 46th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kris Britton got free with Dale Prendergast in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pierre Hunter was the one to do the kick off. During the 53rd minute of the match Ray Beattie completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ray Beattie a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 54th minute, Ray Beattie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dale Prendergast took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theo Turk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dale Prendergast showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kris Britton, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Dale Prendergast showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Turk in the 61st minute of the match. Theo Turk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 68 minutes into the match, Kris Britton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dale Prendergast. Chiswick United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kris Britton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 70th match minute, Mean Machine F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dom Cousens to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute Kris Britton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dale Prendergast saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dale Prendergast showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Turk in the 76th minute of the match. In the 76th match minute, Mean Machine F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dom Cousens to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gary Basterfield got free with Frank Caine in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st match minute, Mean Machine F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joe Venables to maneuver through the defense. Pierre Hunter hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the game, Theo Turk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Dale Prendergast was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pierre Hunter kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. There was no doubt that Mean Machine F.C. were the better team. Mean Machine F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.