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Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Stevie Harris started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 9 minutes into the match, London Met Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Stevie Harris came free, but Pedro Bancroft reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasper Bird in the 11th minute of play forced London Met Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Bancroft to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Ozzy Cooper made a precise shot to the right of Louis Waple. Watford's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Louis Waple showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Eanes, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Jasper Bird's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedro Bancroft firmly grabbed it by the left post. Graeme Hewitt hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Jasper Bird could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Pedro Bancroft made a huge save. Jude Tinker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Pedro Bancroft made a huge save. After 26 minutes of play, London Met Academy's Ozzy Cooper made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Louis Waple was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pedro Bancroft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stevie Harris in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, London Met Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Jason Hackney came free, but Pedro Bancroft reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Watford booed when London Met Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denzil Brook didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Watford booed when London Met Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graeme Hewitt didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Watford players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. London Met Academy were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ozzy Cooper stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Bancroft showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jasper Bird in the 55th minute of the match. Pedro Bancroft showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jude Tinker, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Stevie Harris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Ozzy Cooper could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which Louis Waple however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jasper Bird in the 66th minute of play forced London Met Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Bancroft to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Ozzy Cooper managed to get in a good position for a shot. London Met Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Ozzy Cooper was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Louis Waple breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jasper Bird's late challenge caught a London Met Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jasper Bird helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 played minutes Watford got a freekick which was hit by Jasper Bird. In the 75th minute Kevin Eanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Waple saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kevin Eanes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Bancroft showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stevie Harris, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Ozzy Cooper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Bancroft showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jasper Bird, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stevie Harris in the 87th minute of play forced London Met Academy's goalkeeper Pedro Bancroft to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ozzy Cooper fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored London Met Academy's protests and gave Ozzy Cooper a yellow card for diving instead. The audience was convinced that Jude Tinker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Bancroft was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Pedro Bancroft made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jason Hackney in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute Kevin Eanes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Waple saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jude Tinker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Bancroft having to make a save. When the final whistle went the supporters of London Met Academy were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Watford side.