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Spectators: 7168 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sebastian Wyrzykowski made the kick off which started today's match. KS Barkas Tolkmicko's Shane Hudson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Nailor in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Nailor in the 7th minute of play forced KS Barkas Tolkmicko's goalkeeper Shane Hudson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shane Hudson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niall Rawson in the 10th minute of play. Harry Barltrop hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niall Rawson in the 18th minute of play forced KS Barkas Tolkmicko's goalkeeper Shane Hudson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shane Hudson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Nailor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KS Barkas Tolkmicko's Sebastian Wyrzykowski got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shane Hudson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Nailor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to KS Barkas Tolkmicko getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Darryl Battersby hit a great ball. In the game's 36th minute Ashton-in-Makerfield's Lance Leach took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Shane Hudson and thus the score was 0-1. Shane Hudson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niall Rawson in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute Richard Nailor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Hudson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niall Rawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Richard Nailor to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ashton-in-Makerfield's Richard Nailor ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Shane Hudson. Shane Hudson yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. After having played for 55 minutes, Alfie Featherson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashton-in-Makerfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfie Featherson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Ashton-in-Makerfield booed when KS Barkas Tolkmicko was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darryl Battersby didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shane Hudson made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Niall Rawson sent off a good shot on target. If Niall Rawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niall Rawson got free with Shane Hudson in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 65th match minute, KS Barkas Tolkmicko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darryl Battersby to maneuver through the defense. Richard Nailor received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Shane Hudson came out and tried to block the shot, but Richard Nailor slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Nailor in the 74th minute of play forced KS Barkas Tolkmicko's goalkeeper Shane Hudson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rod Shakespeare's late challenge caught a KS Barkas Tolkmicko's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rod Shakespeare helped the player get up and apologised. Rod Shakespeare hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Alfie Featherson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Shane Hudson made a huge save. A collision led to Ashton-in-Makerfield getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Harry Barltrop hit a great ball. Ashton-in-Makerfield's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.