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Stockton-on-Tees Par
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) Sebastien Southgate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Jeff Langford tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paddy Bennett's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tod Carey read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Tod Carey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnny Reed in the 15th minute of play. Tod Carey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paddy Bennett's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Stockton-on-Tees's Tod Carey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnny Reed in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Camfield in the 21st minute of play forced Stockton-on-Tees's goalkeeper Tod Carey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Johnny Reed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tod Carey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ben Camfield's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Tod Carey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paddy Bennett, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Rodd Tuck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 29 minutes into the game, Brackley Town's Johnny Reed nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tod Carey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 32nd minute, Gav Revell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tod Carey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Camfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Johnny Reed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brackley Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Johnny Reed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tod Carey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Rodd Tuck put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tod Carey. The audience was convinced that Ben Camfield's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tod Carey was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Stockton-on-Tees's Tod Carey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Stockton-on-Tees from getting a goal against them. In the 53rd minute Jermaine Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeff Langford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ben Camfield managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brackley Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Camfield was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tod Carey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodd Tuck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Sebastien Southgate hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johnny Reed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tod Carey having to interfere. Dave Mimms kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastien Southgate during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Brackley Town booed when Stockton-on-Tees was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastien Southgate didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stockton-on-Tees's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rodd Tuck was slow to take the kick. During this time Brackley Town's players had a chance to rest. Rodd Tuck made a great header on Brackley Town's corner, it was just that Stockton-on-Tees's Tod Carey managed to reach the ball for a save. Johnny Reed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Tod Carey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Brackley Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierce Rogers to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the game, Johnny Reed recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tod Carey. Johnny Reed showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Ben Camfield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodd Tuck in the 88th minute of play forced Stockton-on-Tees's goalkeeper Tod Carey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Rodd Tuck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tod Carey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Stockton-on-Tees's Tod Carey got control of the ball when Ben Camfield tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Stockton-on-Tees fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Brackley Town were clearly better and deserved to take the win.