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Tottenham Stadium
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Yarm FC's Sidney Revell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 4 minutes, Ruben Platt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yarm FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ruben Platt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 5th minute, Liam Gildea 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. Chris Warnett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liam Gildea in the 7th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daryl Abbott got free with Philip Bateman in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 18 played minutes Tottenham United's Daryl Abbott stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Philip Bateman stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Yarm FC of the goal. In the 21st minute, Lance Leeson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Philip Bateman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Daryl Abbott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Philip Bateman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daryl Abbott, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reggie Newlyn struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Philip Bateman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tottenham United. 29 minutes into the match, Tottenham United's goal looked a bit too open when Liam Gildea came free, but Chris Warnett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Louis Cummings's late challenge caught a Yarm FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Louis Cummings helped the player get up and apologised. Jacob Pointon hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Daryl Abbott in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Philip Bateman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sidney Revell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chris Warnett having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Justin Haper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Bateman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Yarm FC's zone, Justin Haper stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Philip Bateman came out of the goal and Justin Haper tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam Gildea in the 48th minute of play forced Tottenham United's goalkeeper Chris Warnett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 52nd minute, Fred Chapman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Haper in the 55th minute of play forced Yarm FC's goalkeeper Philip Bateman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Revell in the 58th minute of play forced Tottenham United's goalkeeper Chris Warnett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 minutes, Jimmy Drake mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yarm FC and the Tottenham United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Yarm FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jimmy Drake hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daryl Abbott in the 65th minute of play forced Yarm FC's goalkeeper Philip Bateman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daryl Abbott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Bateman having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Justin Haper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philip Bateman was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. The supporters of Yarm FC booed when Tottenham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Bullock didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 74 minutes, Sidney Revell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yarm FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sidney Revell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chris Warnett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruben Platt in the 77th minute. The supporters of Tottenham United booed when Yarm FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob Pointon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luke Thornton charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luke Thornton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luke Thornton hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After 86 played minutes, Yarm FC's Bob Fisher shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chris Warnett 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 Yarm FC reached it.