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Wellesbourne Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when George Homes took the kick off in the first half of the match. St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Homes in the 3rd minute of play. Jon Bowden kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, George Homes made a precise shot to the right of Darius Harkin. St1tchCorp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 11 minutes into the match, Ricky Fletcher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darius Harkin. St1tchCorp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricky Fletcher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Darius Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Homes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Ricky Fletcher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coombe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After 20 minutes of play, Coombe's Conal Frizzell made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darius Harkin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Darius Harkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Homes in the 24th minute of play. In the 26th minute of the match, Jon Bowden got a very nice opportunity to score, but Thom Payne was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Ricky Fletcher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darius Harkin was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Conal Frizzell fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coombe's protests and gave Conal Frizzell a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Coombe getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Conal Frizzell hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Coombe's Ricky Fletcher sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darius Harkin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Darius Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conal Frizzell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darius Harkin came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Coombe's George Homes. But to his dismay, George Homes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. 48 minutes into the match, St1tchCorp's goal looked a bit too open when George Homes came free, but Darius Harkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The St1tchCorp players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Coombe were winning 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jon Bowden to make the kick off. Darius Harkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Homes in the 51st minute of the match. George Homes struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Darius Harkin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coombe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jon Bowden in the 58th minute of play forced Coombe's goalkeeper Thom Payne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quentin Denham kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Darius Harkin made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ed Watson sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ed Watson in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Darius Harkin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Darius Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Homes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin got control of the ball when Ricky Fletcher tried to sneak it across the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Ed Watson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Darius Harkin. St1tchCorp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ed Watson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. With a little luck, St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin got control of the ball when Conal Frizzell tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricky Fletcher got free with Darius Harkin in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, Ed Watson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coombe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. With a little luck, St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin got control of the ball when Ed Watson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Conal Frizzell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Darius Harkin made a huge save. In the 85thth minute of the game Ed Watson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Darius Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conal Frizzell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Ed Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darius Harkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, Simon Busby was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. St1tchCorp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coombe the free kick. Darius Harkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Homes in the 94th minute of play. Darius Harkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Homes in the 96th minute of play. Coombe's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.