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JAMES PARK
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's Ritchie Chalmers 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. In the 3rd minute, SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's Ritchie Chalmers dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Vince Vickers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casey Reddington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute, Andre Braithwaite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nat Boothroyd made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barry Bateson in the 14th minute. Vince Vickers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casey Reddington in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Nial Legg got a free kick in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam Law in the 27th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Nat Boothroyd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Byron Chegwyn during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 28 played minutes SHIPLEY TOWN AFC got a freekick which was hit by Byron Chegwyn. In the 32nd minute Nial Legg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Vickers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes, Andre Braithwaite mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal FC and the SHIPLEY TOWN AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Andre Braithwaite got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Vince Vickers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zak Downes in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nial Legg in the 40th minute of play forced SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's goalkeeper Vince Vickers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casey Reddington in the 44th minute of play forced SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's goalkeeper Vince Vickers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenal FC's Nat Boothroyd proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Arsenal FC from getting a goal against them. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zak Downes made a kick off. In the 55th minute Nial Legg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Vickers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's Vince Vickers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save SHIPLEY TOWN AFC from getting a goal against them. After 57 played minutes Arsenal FC got a freekick which was hit by Andre Braithwaite. Arsenal FC's Nat Boothroyd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre Hinchcliffe in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Ritchie Chalmers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nat Boothroyd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Casey Reddington left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 69th minute, Liam Law ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nat Boothroyd was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 72nd match minute, SHIPLEY TOWN AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Ball to maneuver through the defense. SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's Vince Vickers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zak Downes in the 74th minute of play. Vince Vickers was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Nial Legg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nial Legg really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Zak Downes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Vince Vickers made a huge save. 88 minutes into the match, SHIPLEY TOWN AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zak Downes came free, but Vince Vickers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vince Vickers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zak Downes, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Nial Legg kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vince Vickers. That made the score 2-4 in the 94 minute of play. Arsenal FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.