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Ludogorets Arena
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Keiran Phimister got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keiran Phimister in the 6th minute of play forced newcastle united's goalkeeper Martin Berry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th match minute, The Wild Forest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ollie Lambert to maneuver through the defense. The Wild Forest's Al Burton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kev Bayford in the 9th minute of play. The Wild Forest's Al Burton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casey Titmuss in the 10th minute of play. Kev Bayford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Al Burton having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casey Titmuss in the 15th minute of play forced The Wild Forest's goalkeeper Al Burton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Casey Titmuss in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Al Burton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Casey Titmuss sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ollie Lambert kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Al Burton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Casey Titmuss's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Keiran Phimister sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Jobling hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Philip Bond charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Philip Bond the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, newcastle united's Philip Bond got a free kick in the 29th minute. Peter Devine hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of The Wild Forest:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of newcastle united:s goal. Al Burton went to the wrong direction when Derek Morning was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Kev Bayford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute Kev Bayford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Al Burton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al Burton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kev Bayford, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casey Titmuss to make the kick off. Patrick Fry took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Berry. Martin Berry dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Kev Bayford's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Al Burton firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Keiran Phimister managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Wild Forest's supporters rose to their feet, but Keiran Phimister was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Martin Berry breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keiran Phimister in the 61st minute of play forced newcastle united's goalkeeper Martin Berry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to newcastle united getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Albert Senior hit a great ball. Martin Berry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keiran Phimister in the 63rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kev Bayford in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Al Burton saved The Wild Forest from getting behind. Al Burton didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kev Bayford went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. If Frank Jobling had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennie Shaw during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st minute, Lennie Shaw hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patrick Fry's late challenge caught a newcastle united's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Patrick Fry helped the player get up and apologised. Kev Bayford could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Al Burton made a huge save. Kev Bayford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Al Burton having to interfere. 96 minutes into the game, Kev Bayford cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Al Burton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over newcastle united could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than The Wild Forest throughout the match.