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Wanborough Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Simon Maclean took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Kurt Halliwell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute Sam Price shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Leeson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Sam Price managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wanborough FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sam Price was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Leeson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Wanborough FC's Denzil McCartney got a free kick in the 10th minute. Barney Woods didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rio Bonds went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Wanborough FC's Garry Fletcher suffered a concussion in the 13th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Vincent Winter's late challenge caught a Wanborough FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vincent Winter helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Horsforth's Vincent Winter got a free kick in the 14th minute. A collision led to Horsforth getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Norman Johnston hit a great ball. Kurt Halliwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ashley Gray came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Wanborough FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ashley Gray couldn't finish the play. Kurt Halliwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th 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 Nick Furlong in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Barney Woods prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 38 in the game by Kurt Halliwell from a close distance when the talented Samuel Leeson managed to make a qualified save. Horsforth's players were relieved. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Barney Woods was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Nick Furlong capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nick Furlong really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. After 56 played minutes Horsforth got a freekick which was hit by Kenny Backhouse. Denzil McCartney didn't quite understand what happened when in the 58 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Kurt Halliwell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Samuel Leeson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th match minute, Wanborough FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Price to maneuver through the defense. Kurt Halliwell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Samuel Leeson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Ashley Gray managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wanborough FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ashley Gray was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Leeson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kurt Halliwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 minutes, Dennis Rouse mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Horsforth and the Wanborough FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 85 minutes into the match, Wanborough FC's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Maclean came free, but Barney Woods reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wanborough FC's Kurt Halliwell got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samuel Leeson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Halliwell in the 93rd minute of play. Samuel Leeson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Halliwell, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.