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Polperro Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Brabusss's Stephen Mimms started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chip Fairbank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geoff Impey in the 6th minute of play. Stephen Mimms scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chip Fairbank, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 12 minutes into the match, Brabusss's goal looked a bit too open when Jez Goodall came free, but Johnathan Shaw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Brabusss was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barrie Plummer to maneuver through the defense. If Brendon Lee-Barrett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chip Fairbank didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stephen Mimms went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute Jez Goodall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnathan Shaw saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Teddykanto's goalkeeper Chip Fairbank, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Geoff Impey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Chip Fairbank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brendon Lee-Barrett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kristopher Brindley received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Johnathan Shaw came out and tried to block the shot, but Kristopher Brindley slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 31st minute. After 34 minutes, Phil Claydon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Teddykanto and the Brabusss players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Teddykanto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Phil Claydon to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Brabusss's Johnathan Shaw got control of the ball when Brendon Lee-Barrett tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brendon Lee-Barrett could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Johnathan Shaw made a huge save. 43 minutes into the game, Jez Goodall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Teddykanto's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brabusss the free kick. In the 43rd minute, Jez Goodall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 played minutes Brabusss got a freekick which was hit by Martyn Bullard. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Johnathan Shaw successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The Teddykanto players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Brabusss were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Jez Goodall made the kick off in the second half. Martyn Bullard fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chip Fairbank having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Brendon Lee-Barrett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Teddykanto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 68 minutes into the match, Brabusss's goal looked a bit too open when Brendon Lee-Barrett came free, but Johnathan Shaw reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geoff Quinn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 75 minutes, Geoff Quinn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brabusss's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geoff Quinn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brendon Lee-Barrett in the 79th minute of play forced Brabusss's goalkeeper Johnathan Shaw to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnathan Shaw took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jez Goodall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Kristian Sutcliffe almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Teddykanto's Chip Fairbank did a great save. In the 85th match minute, Teddykanto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shaun Watson to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Stephen Mimms made a precise shot to the right of Chip Fairbank. Teddykanto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. If Brendon Lee-Barrett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johnathan Shaw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jez Goodall, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. After some careless play in the Brabusss defense, Kristopher Brindley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnathan Shaw. The Brabusss fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnathan Shaw should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew the final whistle, Teddykanto could leave the field as winners, despite Brabusss having more of the ball for most of the match.