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Hedge End Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nicky Camfield made the kick off and thus started the match. Jake Jefferies showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricky Sparkes, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After 6 minutes Hedge End's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sam Astridge who took care of the corner kick. Sam Astridge made a great header on Hadleigh FC's corner, it was just that Hedge End's Jake Jefferies managed to reach the ball for a save. Jake Jefferies took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricky Sparkes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Hedge End defense, Ricky Sparkes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jake Jefferies. The Hedge End fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jake Jefferies should have stopped the shot. Hedge End's Jake Jefferies played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Wallbank in the 16th minute of play. A collision led to Hadleigh FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ronny Panther hit a great ball. Ricky Sparkes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jake Jefferies having to make a save. Jake Jefferies showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phillip Waite in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Ricky Sparkes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Jefferies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Wallbank scored 0-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jake Jefferies, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Hedge End getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Russ Pope hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Hadleigh FC's Sam Astridge tried to score from far away in the 39th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute Simon Cooke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Jefferies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hedge End's Jake Jefferies played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Wallbank in the 42nd minute of play. Hedge End's Jake Jefferies played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Sparkes in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46thth minute of the game Simon Cooke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hedge End's Jake Jefferies was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute Ricky Sparkes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Jefferies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricky Sparkes to make the kick off. When Noel Wallbank came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Hadleigh FC 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 Noel Wallbank couldn't finish the play. Hedge End's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Ricky Sparkes scored to the left of an out of position Jake Jefferies, making the score, 0-3. Hedge End's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Ricky Sparkes scored to the left of an out of position Jake Jefferies, making the score, 0-4. Jake Jefferies showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricky Sparkes in the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Simon Cooke made a precise shot to the right of Jake Jefferies. Hedge End's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Simon Cooke scored 0-6 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jake Jefferies, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jake Jefferies showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricky Sparkes, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Jake Jefferies made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Simon Cooke sent off a good shot on target. Jake Jefferies made an important save on a dangerous shot by Simon Cooke in the 84th minute. Ricky Sparkes might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jake Jefferies. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ricky Sparkes ran back to his position shaking his head. Hedge End's Jake Jefferies proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Hedge End from getting a goal against them. Ashley Commons kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. With a little luck, Hedge End's Jake Jefferies got control of the ball when Simon Cooke tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hadleigh FC played a much better game than Hedge End and deserved their victory. The Hedge End players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.