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Cullompton
Spectators: 7170 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leigh Housham started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Cambridge XXX getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Stan Booth hit a great ball. In the 9th minute of the match Scott Lawson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Larry Huckerby skillfully saved the ball. Leigh Housham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Larry Huckerby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Booth in the 18th minute of play. Leigh Housham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ross Perkins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Louis Booth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Larry Huckerby having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Owen Knight hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Cambridge XXX's Ross Perkins got control of the ball when Rueben Pelc tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ross Perkins made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Rueben Pelc sent off a good shot on target. In the 41st minute of the match Bryan Goodwick sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Larry Huckerby skillfully saved the ball. In the 43rd minute Leigh Housham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ross Perkins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th of the match, Leigh Housham tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ross Perkins got in the way and made a wonderful save. Rueben Pelc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ross Perkins having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chris Sheridan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rueben Pelc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ross Perkins having to interfere. After having played for 55 minutes, Louis Booth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cambridge XXX's supporters crossed their fingers, but Louis Booth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cullompton's Larry Huckerby proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Cullompton from getting a goal against them. Ross Perkins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leigh Housham in the 58th minute of the match. Larry Huckerby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Sheridan in the 62nd minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Rueben Pelc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ross Perkins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Larry Huckerby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Booth, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Cullompton's Larry Huckerby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Sheridan in the 85th minute of play. Louis Booth took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Larry Huckerby. Larry Huckerby dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.