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Tottenham Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Peter Brindley got the match started through his kick off. Dave Driver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Alfie Appleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dave Driver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Alfie Appleton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dean Basham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfie Appleton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dean Basham in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Gerrards Cross's goalkeeper Alfie Appleton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dave Driver. Neil Morse 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. Gregory Archer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Brindley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dean Basham in the 31st minute of play forced Gerrards Cross's goalkeeper Alfie Appleton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gerrards Cross getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Cliff MacDonald hit a great ball. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gerrards Cross's goalkeeper Alfie Appleton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Dean Basham reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfie Appleton. The goal made the score 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Driver in the 58th minute of play forced Gerrards Cross's goalkeeper Alfie Appleton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfie Appleton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dean Basham, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Gerrards Cross's goal looked a bit too open when Dean Basham came free, but Alfie Appleton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gregory Archer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Brindley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes of play, Tottenham's Dave Driver made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfie Appleton was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 78 minutes, Dean Basham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tottenham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dean Basham was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute of the match Rhys Winstanley shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfie Appleton showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tottenham's Dean Basham got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 95th minute of the match Rhys Winstanley sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfie Appleton skillfully saved the ball.