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Match Report
The Coral Reef
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Louis Lawton took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Prestwich FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Alfie Norman hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the game, Steven Evans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sea Anemone FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Prestwich FC the free kick. The supporters of Prestwich FC booed when Sea Anemone FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steven Evans didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute, Teddy Pritchard sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sea Anemone FC's Jo Schofield didn't even have to move. After 15 played minutes Sea Anemone FC got a freekick which was hit by Casey Kerr. Ivan Hay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jo Schofield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ivan Hay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Hay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Dion Forbes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
53 minutes into the match, Sea Anemone FC's goalkeeper Jo Schofield had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Hay. In the 54th minute, Ivan Hay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Prestwich FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jo Schofield made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlton Alsford in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Prestwich FC booed when Sea Anemone FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steven Evans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andy Lockwood charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andy Lockwood the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, Sea Anemone FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andy Lockwood to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Hay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Jo Schofield made a huge save. Rob Woolford's late challenge caught a Sea Anemone FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rob Woolford helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sea Anemone FC booed when Prestwich FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rob Woolford didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlton Alsford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Jo Schofield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Hay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Jo Schofield made a huge save. Louis Lawton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jez Selby having to interfere. Louis Lawton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jez Selby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Hay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jo Schofield having to interfere. Sea Anemone FC's Steven Evans got his second yellow card of the match in the 92nd minute. The referee ordered Steven Evans off the ground. Steven Evans hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, Carlton Alsford left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Prestwich FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Prestwich FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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