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Wellesbourne Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Darius Harkin came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Mean Machine F.C.'s Russell Chiverton. But to his dismay, Russell Chiverton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Darius Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darryl Dickens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 played minutes St1tchCorp got a freekick which was hit by Giles Cook. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Darryl Dickens put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Darius Harkin. After 16 minutes of play, Mean Machine F.C.'s Darryl Dickens made it 0-3 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! George Tisdale hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Darius Harkin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Russell Chiverton's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Russell Chiverton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mean Machine F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 29th minute Russell Chiverton 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. Darius Harkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darryl Dickens, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Darryl Dickens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the game, Darryl Dickens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Darius Harkin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 35 minutes of play, Mean Machine F.C.'s Theo Turk made it 0-6 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! St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Turk in the 38th minute of play. Darius Harkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Russell Chiverton in the 39th minute of the match. When Theo Turk came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Mean Machine F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Theo Turk couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jon Bowden made a kick off. Russell Chiverton scored 0-7 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Darius Harkin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 56 minutes, Jon Bowden mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St1tchCorp and the Mean Machine F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mean Machine F.C. booed when St1tchCorp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jon Bowden didn't get a good kick on the ball. Russell Chiverton struck a weak shot in the 57th 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 Mean Machine F.C.. A collision led to St1tchCorp getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Giles Cook hit a great ball. After 61 played minutes Mean Machine F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Joe Venables. After 65 minutes of play St1tchCorp's Jon Bowden was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 65th match minute, St1tchCorp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Bowden to maneuver through the defense. St1tchCorp's Darius Harkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kris Britton in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Jerome Horner 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 Mean Machine F.C. the free kick. A collision led to Mean Machine F.C. getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. George Tisdale hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Darryl Dickens 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. In the 80th minute, Dave Starr reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Darius Harkin. The goal made the score 0-8. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theo Turk got free with Darius Harkin in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jerome Horner was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wes Carpenter during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mean Machine F.C. played a much better game than St1tchCorp and deserved their victory. The St1tchCorp players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.