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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrew Couch took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Couch in the 6th minute of play forced Lemon's goalkeeper Tom Bridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Hazledine in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Phil Barratt saved Trabzonspor from getting behind. A collision led to Trabzonspor getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Reggie Darnbrooke hit a great ball. Lemon's Tom Bridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Couch in the 15th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Trabzonspor's Louie Delamore nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tom Bridge made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Jacob Colman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Louie Delamore recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tom Bridge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrew Couch's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Reggie Darnbrooke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Tom Bridge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Louie Delamore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lemon's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Andrew Couch 41 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. If Andrew Couch had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

After 52 played minutes Lemon got a freekick which was hit by Richie Slade. Victor Ferdinand was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 54th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 57 played minutes Trabzonspor got a freekick which was hit by Jamie Piercy. After recieving a nice pass, Lemon's Bryan Charlton tried to score from far away in the 58th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the game, Jamie Higgins was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lemon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Trabzonspor the free kick. Tom Bridge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louie Delamore in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Couch in the 65th minute of play forced Lemon's goalkeeper Tom Bridge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacob Colman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Phil Barratt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacob Colman 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. Alfred Gomersall hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Andrew Couch might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tom Bridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrew Couch ran back to his position shaking his head. Andrew Couch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 84 minutes into the match, Louie Delamore had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tom Bridge. Lemon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Louie Delamore was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 87 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Hazledine came free, but Phil Barratt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richie Slade charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richie Slade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Trabzonspor were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Lemon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victor Ferdinand took the corner. After some careless play in the Lemon defense, Andrew Couch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tom Bridge. The Lemon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tom Bridge should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Trabzonspor had played much better football throughout.