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Waterfoot Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Johnathan Appleton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louie Sherwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barry Ellison hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hurst Green's George Flynn got a free kick in the 8th minute. Neil Fish took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Goodwick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Oscar Heath had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Neil Fish. Hurst Green's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Heath was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. A collision led to Hurst Green getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Zane Colley hit a great ball. Matthew Goodwick fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neil Fish having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Oscar Heath managed to get in a good position for a shot. Executive Crew's supporters rose to their feet, but Oscar Heath was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neil Fish breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Hurst Green's Isaac McDonald got a free kick in the 19th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Executive Crew:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hurst Green:s goal. In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Hurst Green. Zane Colley stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Louie Sherwood. 1-1. Neil Fish made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar Heath in the 33rd minute. When Matthew Goodwick came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Executive Crew 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 Matthew Goodwick couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Johnathan Appleton was the one to do the kick off. Neil Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Heath in the 61st minute of play. If Oscar Heath had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthew Goodwick might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Neil Fish. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matthew Goodwick ran back to his position shaking his head. Neil Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Heath in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johnathan Appleton in the 73rd minute of play forced Executive Crew's goalkeeper Louie Sherwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zane Colley took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Louie Sherwood. Executive Crew's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Oscar Heath sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neil Fish took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ethan Corrigan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 minutes, Barry Ellison mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hurst Green and the Executive Crew players grew even worse after the yellow card. Barry Ellison hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Neil Fish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Heath, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd match minute, Hurst Green was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barry Ellison to maneuver through the defense. Hurst Green's Neil Fish played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Heath in the 97th minute of play.