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Newton Aycliffe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Trey Elwick took the kick off in the first half of the match. Austin Hopkinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peter Pitts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tom Kent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jay Staple got free with Peter Nicoll in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matt Goldthorpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivor Coton, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Peter Nicoll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trey Elwick in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Cleobury Mortimer's goalkeeper Peter Nicoll had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tom Kent. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Pitts during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute, Peter Pitts hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Hendon United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Austin Hopkinson came free, but Matt Goldthorpe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivor Coton scored 0-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matt Goldthorpe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Cleobury Mortimer booed when Hendon United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louis Armitage didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 35 minutes, Austin Hopkinson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cleobury Mortimer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Austin Hopkinson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Austin Hopkinson in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matt Goldthorpe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matt Goldthorpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micheal Gilroy in the 40th minute of the match. Matt Goldthorpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Micheal Gilroy in the 41st minute of the match. The Hendon United FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cleobury Mortimer were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Austin Hopkinson made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Micheal Gilroy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cleobury Mortimer's supporters rose to their feet, but Micheal Gilroy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matt Goldthorpe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peter Pitts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivor Coton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Peter Nicoll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trey Elwick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 64 minutes, Micheal Gilroy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cleobury Mortimer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Micheal Gilroy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peter Nicoll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jay Staple in the 73rd minute of play. Peter Nicoll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Staple in the 76th minute of the match. Peter Nicoll took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Kent, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Austin Hopkinson could shoot a difficult shot in the 85th minute, which Matt Goldthorpe however easily saved by the left post. With his leg Matt Goldthorpe managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when Cleobury Mortimer's Austin Hopkinson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 92 minutes into the match, Jay Staple notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Cleobury Mortimer's Peter Nicoll. Peter Nicoll was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle sounded Cleobury Mortimer left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hendon United FC.