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Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sidney Ginn started the match with the kick off. Glen Tomlin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Iain Pollard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iain Pollard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glen Tomlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iain Pollard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Ginn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glen Tomlin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Iain Pollard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iain Pollard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidney Ginn, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the Sunderland FC defense, Glen Tomlin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iain Pollard. The Sunderland FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iain Pollard should have stopped the shot. Vic Bush hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sunderland FC's zone, Glen Tomlin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iain Pollard came out of the goal and Glen Tomlin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iain Pollard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Ginn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iain Pollard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Ginn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute Sidney Ginn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iain Pollard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 45 minutes, Sidney Ginn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Solihull FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sidney Ginn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Glen Tomlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ged Barber made the kick off in the second half. Ged Barber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Sacha Chipperfield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, Glen Tomlin notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Sunderland FC's Iain Pollard. Iain Pollard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Glen Tomlin got free with Iain Pollard in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Sunderland FC's goalkeeper Iain Pollard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sidney Ginn. Iain Pollard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Ginn in the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sunderland FC's Johnathan Dixon got a free kick in the 74th minute. The audience was convinced that Sidney Ginn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iain Pollard was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Sidney Ginn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iain Pollard having to interfere. Iain Pollard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Ginn in the 89th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidney Ginn during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sunderland FC booed when North Solihull FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sidney Ginn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vic Bush hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Glen Tomlin managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Solihull FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Glen Tomlin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iain Pollard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched North Solihull FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.