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Crouch End Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adam Clist started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match Christian Delamore shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sid Tomkin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Lisy Pszczykowo's Paul Snowdon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sid Tomkin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ted Bramhall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Damian Griffiths fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crouch End's protests and gave Damian Griffiths a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Damian Griffiths hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 12 minutes, Paul Snowdon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisy Pszczykowo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paul Snowdon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sid Tomkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paul Snowdon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ted Bramhall struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Sid Tomkin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lisy Pszczykowo. The audience was convinced that Ted Bramhall's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sid Tomkin was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. If Ted Bramhall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute, Adam Clist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vic Blackburn was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Crouch End's Sid Tomkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ted Bramhall in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ted Bramhall stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ted Bramhall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 55 minutes, Paul Snowdon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisy Pszczykowo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paul Snowdon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Crouch End defense, Paul Snowdon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sid Tomkin. The Crouch End fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sid Tomkin should have stopped the shot. 64 minutes into the game, Nicholas Reed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lisy Pszczykowo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crouch End the free kick. A collision led to Lisy Pszczykowo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nicholas Reed hit a great ball. Sid Tomkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ted Bramhall in the 66th minute of play. Sid Tomkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ted Bramhall in the 69th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Lisy Pszczykowo's Ted Bramhall ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sid Tomkin. Sid Tomkin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Paul Snowdon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 79th minute, Ted Bramhall reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sid Tomkin. The goal made the score 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Calum Bentley during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 87 minutes into the match, Lisy Pszczykowo's goal looked a bit too open when Adam Clist came free, but Vic Blackburn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sid Tomkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ted Bramhall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lisy Pszczykowo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.