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Combe Martian
Spectators: 7531 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ian Greaves got the match started through his kick off. Brad Hindmarsh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Felix Haskell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Kenny Groom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Combe Martian's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave geograph FC the free kick. A collision led to Combe Martian getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Kenny Groom hit a great ball. Tristram Welch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ian Greaves's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Kenny Groom kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Tristram Welch came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by geograph FC's Louie Strong. But to his dismay, Louie Strong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Louie Strong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Tristram Welch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute Ian Greaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristram Welch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. geograph FC's Felix Haskell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save geograph FC from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute, Will Fordham made a precise shot to the right of Tristram Welch. Combe Martian's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Brad Hindmarsh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brad Hindmarsh was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. Combe Martian's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brad Hindmarsh to make the kick off. Jermaine Coombe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Felix Haskell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, Combe Martian was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andre Barrow to maneuver through the defense. If Brad Hindmarsh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ian Greaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andre Barrow kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Crispin Burley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tristram Welch read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brad Hindmarsh in the 80th minute of play forced geograph FC's goalkeeper Felix Haskell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Ian Greaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristram Welch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruben Blakeley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Tristram Welch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brad Hindmarsh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Felix Haskell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Combe Martian's goalkeeper Tristram Welch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Louie Strong. Brad Hindmarsh hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched geograph FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.