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Bishops Castle Park
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dave Dumpleton kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Dumpleton in the 4th minute of play forced Hot-Spurs's goalkeeper Andrew Carter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seth Stonebridge struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Nigel Wardill didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hot-Spurs. Nigel Wardill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seth Stonebridge in the 18th minute of play. After 20 minutes, Bobby Langford mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bishops Castle City and the Hot-Spurs players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bishops Castle City getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Bobby Langford hit a great ball. Zack Coote was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Seth Stonebridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nigel Wardill having to interfere. Verne Ely received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Andrew Carter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dave Dumpleton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Andrew Carter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Dumpleton in the 44th minute of play forced Hot-Spurs's goalkeeper Andrew Carter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Dumpleton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Howard Kenna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Howard Kenna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nigel Wardill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Verne Ely had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laurence Mimms kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Dave Dumpleton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrew Carter having to interfere. Nigel Wardill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Howard Kenna in the 73rd minute of play. Andrew Carter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Verne Ely, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Andrew Carter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verne Ely in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Bishops Castle City's Verne Ely sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrew Carter narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dave Dumpleton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrew Carter having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bishops Castle City fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hot-Spurs had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.