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Birch House
Spectators: 5839 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacob East got the match started through his kick off. Barrie Francis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacob East in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 3rd match minute, DanGaming FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beinn Hewitt to maneuver through the defense. Orson Chapman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristopher Holstead stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bryan Bradfield's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Kristopher Holstead didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bryan Bradfield went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Bryan Bradfield recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to DanGaming FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Rio Chivers hit a great ball. Malcolm Childs was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. KingTeam's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 27th minute Jacob East shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barrie Francis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kristopher Holstead made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orson Chapman in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KingTeam's Gavin Trusswell got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Orson Chapman managed to get in a good position for a shot. DanGaming FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Orson Chapman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kristopher Holstead breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bryan Bradfield struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Kristopher Holstead didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for DanGaming FC. After 37 minutes, Orson Chapman made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. KingTeam's Kristopher Holstead tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind KingTeam's goalkeeper Kristopher Holstead, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half DanGaming FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bryan Bradfield to make the kick off. Jamie Tully charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jamie Tully the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd minute, Jamie Tully hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. DanGaming FC's Sol Turner couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for KingTeam. Kristopher Holstead took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Bradfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Barrie Francis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob East in the 60th minute of play. Orson Chapman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristopher Holstead made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Orson Chapman sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marty Frizzell during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 70 played minutes KingTeam got a freekick which was hit by Marty Frizzell. The crowd rose to their feet as Bryan Bradfield kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kristopher Holstead. That made the score 1-3 in the 71 minute of play. With a little luck, KingTeam's Kristopher Holstead got control of the ball when Orson Chapman tried to sneak it across the goal line. KingTeam's Kristopher Holstead played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Bradfield in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, KingTeam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamie Tully to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Bryan Bradfield fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kristopher Holstead, passed just outside the right post. If Orson Chapman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Childs in the 96th minute of play forced DanGaming FC's goalkeeper Barrie Francis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The KingTeam fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. DanGaming FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.