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St Ives
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4thth minute of the game Perry Daly who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but St Ives AFC's Derek Holbrook was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If John Fowler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeff Ackroyd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Rupert Stonehouse made a huge save. A collision led to St Ives AFC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Danny Shackleton hit a great ball. Arsenal's Perry Daly got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jeff Ackroyd in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rupert Stonehouse, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. John Harkin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Derek Holbrook read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Perry Daly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that John Fowler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rupert Stonehouse was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Fred Jobling charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fred Jobling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arsenal's John Harkin got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, St Ives AFC's goal looked a bit too open when John Harkin came free, but Derek Holbrook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeff Ackroyd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rupert Stonehouse having to interfere. The supporters of Arsenal booed when St Ives AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ben Dryden took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Derek Holbrook. St Ives AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 47 minutes, Rio Hibbert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St Ives AFC and the Arsenal players grew even worse after the yellow card.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when John Harkin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, St Ives AFC's goalkeeper Derek Holbrook had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Perry Daly. Derek Holbrook stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of John Harkin's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Rupert Stonehouse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeff Ackroyd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ben Dryden charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ben Dryden the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 68 minutes into the game, one of Arsenal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Rupert Stonehouse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Fowler in the 77th minute of play. Danny McNiven hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After having played for 84 minutes, John Harkin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal's supporters crossed their fingers, but John Harkin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, St Ives AFC's Derek Holbrook got control of the ball when Danny McNiven tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, St Ives AFC's goal looked a bit too open when John Harkin came free, but Derek Holbrook reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnathon Barat hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Danny Shackleton charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danny Shackleton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to St Ives AFC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Danny Shackleton hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Ben Dryden sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and St Ives AFC's Derek Holbrook didn't even have to move. John Fowler struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Rupert Stonehouse didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St Ives AFC. Arsenal were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing St Ives AFC to leave the ground with a draw.