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Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Philip Shipton got the match started through his kick off. Andre Baldwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Shipton, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7thth minute of the game Philip Shipton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester Athletic's Andre Baldwin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Carlton Garner-Currie charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlton Garner-Currie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th minute, Carlton Garner-Currie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Philip Shipton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andre Baldwin was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 22ndth minute of the game Philip Shipton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester Athletic's Andre Baldwin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute Damion Wardman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andre Baldwin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Perry Parkinson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bradley Starr, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The supporters of Manchester Athletic booed when Insurance Management Bear was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Scott Rayner didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Todd Tucker fired a really elegant long shot, but Perry Parkinson threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. In the 28th minute, Philip Shipton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Insurance Management Bear fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 35thth minute of the game Philip Shipton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester Athletic's Andre Baldwin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marty Brumfitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marty Brumfitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Philip Shipton in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andre Baldwin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manchester Athletic's Andre Baldwin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Shipton in the 43rd minute of play. Peter Nowland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Andre Baldwin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Philip Shipton put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Andre Baldwin. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bradley Starr was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Nowland during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Manchester Athletic booed when Insurance Management Bear was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peter Nowland didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 55 minutes, Luke Llewellyn mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester Athletic and the Insurance Management Bear players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andre Baldwin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marty Brumfitt in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th match minute, Manchester Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlton Garner-Currie to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Manchester Athletic's goalkeeper Andre Baldwin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Philip Shipton. 64 minutes into the match, Manchester Athletic's goalkeeper Andre Baldwin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damion Wardman. In the 66th match minute, Manchester Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luke Llewellyn to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 71 in the game by Philip Shipton from a close distance when the talented Andre Baldwin managed to make a qualified save. Manchester Athletic's players were relieved. In the 72nd minute, Marty Brumfitt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andre Baldwin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The audience was convinced that Philip Shipton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andre Baldwin was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. During the 78th minute of the match Peter Nowland completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Peter Nowland a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Insurance Management Bear getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Peter Nowland hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes Insurance Management Bear got a freekick which was hit by Dom Archer. Insurance Management Bear's Marty Brumfitt got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Andre Baldwin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kieran Illingworth's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. With his leg Andre Baldwin managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Insurance Management Bear's Marty Brumfitt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kieran Illingworth in the 91st minute of play forced Manchester Athletic's goalkeeper Andre Baldwin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marty Brumfitt scored 0-4 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andre Baldwin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marty Brumfitt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andre Baldwin having to make a save. Insurance Management Bear's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.