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Ironville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rich Stone got the match started through his kick off. Halesworth's Walter Endean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Halesworth from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tosh Lonsdale in the 9th minute of play forced Halesworth's goalkeeper Walter Endean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walter Endean didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kristopher Hamilton went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The throw-in from Darryl Beswetherick in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Halesworth's Pierce Glasby. Walter Endean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tosh Lonsdale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walter Endean was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Ash Butterworth capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ash Butterworth really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Walter Endean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tosh Lonsdale, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Rich Stone recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Walter Endean. Rich Stone showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. 33 minutes into the match, Halesworth's goal looked a bit too open when Tosh Lonsdale came free, but Walter Endean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Halesworth's goalkeeper Walter Endean had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristopher Hamilton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rich Stone in the 40th minute of play forced Halesworth's goalkeeper Walter Endean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walter Endean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rich Stone in the 42nd minute of play. Walter Endean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tosh Lonsdale in the 44th minute of play. Walter Endean made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Kristopher Hamilton sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pierce Glasby was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Kris Knight-Percival managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ironville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kris Knight-Percival was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Walter Endean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rich Stone in the 52nd minute of the match. Tosh Lonsdale took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walter Endean. Walter Endean dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Ironville's zone, Pierce Glasby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Philip Clemence came out of the goal and Pierce Glasby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Walter Endean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristopher Hamilton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walter Endean showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ash Butterworth in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Halesworth's goal looked a bit too open when Kristopher Hamilton came free, but Walter Endean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Ironville fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Ironville's Rich Stone looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Halesworth getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Harvey Wrigley hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Halesworth's Kirk Medley got a free kick in the 76th minute. Walter Endean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ash Butterworth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rich Stone in the 80th minute of play forced Halesworth's goalkeeper Walter Endean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Rich Stone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Endean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Endean showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rich Stone, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Walter Endean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristopher Hamilton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rich Stone took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walter Endean. Walter Endean dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Ironville's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.