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Dudley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Carlton Alsford kicked off to start the match. 0-1 became the score in the 6th minute when Carlton Alsford elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Jepson during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th minute, Adrian Jepson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ivan Hay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rob Woolford hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Dudley City's John Paul Cadwallader played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlton Alsford in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the Prestwich FC defense, Lucas Milton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jez Selby. The Prestwich FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jez Selby should have stopped the shot. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Dudley City. Josh Farrow stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jez Selby. 2-1. Jez Selby made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Milton in the 42nd minute. Carlton Alsford struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. John Paul Cadwallader didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prestwich FC. In the 47th minute, Lucas Milton 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dylan Maxell was the one to do the kick off. Dylan Maxell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Jez Selby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlton Alsford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Milton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd 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. After 63 played minutes Prestwich FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfie Norman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlton Alsford in the 67th minute of play forced Dudley City's goalkeeper John Paul Cadwallader to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ivan Hay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prestwich FC's goalkeeper Jez Selby, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Lucas Milton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jez Selby was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 84th minute Carlton Alsford 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. After 89 played minutes, Dudley City's Josh Farrow shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jez Selby came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Dudley City reached it. 91 minutes into the match, Prestwich FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dylan Maxell came free, but Jez Selby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucas Milton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Jez Selby tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Prestwich FC were furious when Adrian Jepson was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 95 minutes into the game, one of Prestwich FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Dudley City a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Josh Farrow, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Prestwich FC's Jez Selby. 3-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Dudley City had won after a very even match.