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New Ash Green
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rod Horner got the match started through his kick off. Pierce Hinshelwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Fairbank having to interfere. After a rather tough play, New Ash Green FC's Scott Lamb got a free kick in the 10th minute. Camron Harper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Crispin Patterson got free with Danny Hallam in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rod Horner 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. The supporters of New Ash Green FC booed when Real Ale Madrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benji Hilditch didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute, Crispin Patterson 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 supporters of Real Ale Madrid booed when New Ash Green FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guy Basham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Camron Harper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Frank Fairbank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Russ Hunter during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Real Ale Madrid's Russ Hunter got a free kick in the 33rd minute. A hard shot by Guy Basham from long distance, 33 minutes into the match, got Danny Hallam's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Frank Fairbank showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pierce Hinshelwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Camron Harper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pierce Hinshelwood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Frank Fairbank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Camron Harper to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bart Staple during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Camron Harper 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 59th minute, Camron Harper reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Frank Fairbank. The goal made the score 0-1. Pierce Hinshelwood received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Frank Fairbank tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guy Basham during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pierce Hinshelwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Fairbank having to interfere. Guy Basham hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Frank Fairbank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Harper in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Marlon Larham was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New Ash Green FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Ale Madrid the free kick. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for New Ash Green FC! Pierce Hinshelwood did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Frank Fairbank 77 minutes into the match. Pierce Hinshelwood was extremely unlucky when he, in the 82nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Scott Lamb kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Frank Fairbank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camron Harper in the 90th minute of play. Iain Hardwick kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Pierce Hinshelwood's late challenge caught a New Ash Green FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pierce Hinshelwood helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Real Ale Madrid getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Pierce Hinshelwood hit a great ball. If Pierce Hinshelwood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Frank Fairbank stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Camron Harper's shot from short distance in the 98th minute. The New Ash Green FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Real Ale Madrid were clearly better and deserved to take the win.