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Grasshopper Stadium
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Grouchos Grasshoppers's Jo Marlow 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, Lucas Milton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alastair Welch was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dylan Maxell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gordon Plant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alastair Welch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Milton in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute of the match Josh Farrow sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alastair Welch skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Lucas Milton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dudley City's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Milton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alastair Welch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Milton in the 29th minute of play forced Grouchos Grasshoppers's goalkeeper Alastair Welch to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Dudley City booed when Grouchos Grasshoppers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Russell Goacher didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Josh Farrow sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Grouchos Grasshoppers's Alastair Welch didn't even have to move. Dylan Maxell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Alastair Welch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alastair Welch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dylan Maxell, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Lucas Milton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alastair Welch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Milton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Lucas Milton made a precise shot to the right of Alastair Welch. Grouchos Grasshoppers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The Grouchos Grasshoppers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dudley City were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dylan Maxell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Jo Marlow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John Paul Cadwallader saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dylan Maxell did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Alastair Welch 59 minutes into the match. Grouchos Grasshoppers's Alastair Welch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Grouchos Grasshoppers from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, Grouchos Grasshoppers's goal looked a bit too open when Dylan Maxell came free, but Alastair Welch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grouchos Grasshoppers's Alastair Welch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dylan Maxell in the 72nd minute of play. If Dylan Maxell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Dylan Maxell reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alastair Welch. The goal made the score 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Lucas Milton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dudley City's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Milton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alastair Welch breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, Dudley City's Lucas Milton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alastair Welch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jo Marlow hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Dudley City's zone, Gordon Plant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Paul Cadwallader came out of the goal and Gordon Plant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute, Dylan Maxell 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.