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Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shawn Slater started the match with the kick off. Leroy Sparks kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Transnistria FA's Brynn Gallacher got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stan Jenkinson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nigel Hammond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stan Jenkinson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. If Syd Paget had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stewart Davenport struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Nigel Hammond didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Transnistria FA. Stuart Wroe made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ged Fitzgerald. In the 23rd minute, Stewart Davenport made a precise shot to the right of Nigel Hammond. The Wasps's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in The Wasps's zone, Lewis Rotherfield stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nigel Hammond came out of the goal and Lewis Rotherfield tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Seb Crowther made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huey Emmerson in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shawn Slater in the 30th minute of play forced Transnistria FA's goalkeeper Seb Crowther to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the The Wasps defense, Stan Jenkinson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nigel Hammond. The The Wasps fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nigel Hammond should have stopped the shot. Stan Jenkinson in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nigel Hammond, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Brynn Gallacher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ronny Land had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lewis Rotherfield succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 43rd playminute. Seb Crowther made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Huey Emmerson in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stan Jenkinson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nigel Hammond didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stewart Davenport went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Ronny Land might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nigel Hammond. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronny Land ran back to his position shaking his head. Nigel Hammond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derek Oakes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 61 played minutes Transnistria FA got a freekick which was hit by Stewart Davenport. If Joshua Atherton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stewart Davenport struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Nigel Hammond didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Transnistria FA. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Syd Paget managed to get in a good position for a shot. Transnistria FA's supporters rose to their feet, but Syd Paget was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nigel Hammond breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Johnathon Hutchinson made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alf Kenworthy. Nigel Hammond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stan Jenkinson, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Nigel Hammond didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Syd Paget went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After having played for 81 minutes, Stewart Davenport managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Transnistria FA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stewart Davenport was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Huey Emmerson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Seb Crowther having to interfere. After 86 played minutes The Wasps got a freekick which was hit by Shawn Slater. The Wasps's Nigel Hammond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lewis Rotherfield in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Transnistria FA getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Stewart Davenport hit a great ball. Nigel Hammond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thom Tandy, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, The Wasps's goal looked a bit too open when Stan Jenkinson came free, but Nigel Hammond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Huey Emmerson got free with Seb Crowther in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.