League

Barnstaple Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Neil Norton made the kick off and thus started the match. Ray Dudgeon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Stride having to interfere. If Ray Dudgeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bobby Stride showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Norton, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neil Norton in the 9th minute of play forced Clapham AFC's goalkeeper Bobby Stride to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ray Dudgeon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bobby Stride having to make a save. Ray Dudgeon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ray Dudgeon in the 25th minute of play forced Clapham AFC's goalkeeper Bobby Stride to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Neil Norton got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bobby Stride showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Norton, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. If Ray Dudgeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 37 minutes, Ray Dudgeon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Running Ducks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ray Dudgeon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neil Norton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Bobby Stride tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Quentin Strongman to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ray Dudgeon in the 55th minute of play forced Clapham AFC's goalkeeper Bobby Stride to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Neil Norton notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Clapham AFC's Bobby Stride. Bobby Stride was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ray Dudgeon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Stride having to interfere. When Neil Norton came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Running Ducks fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Neil Norton couldn't finish the play. 66 minutes into the game, Neil Norton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Running Ducks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clapham AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Running Ducks's Neil Norton got a free kick in the 66th minute. If Neil Norton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute Ray Dudgeon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bobby Stride saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Neil Norton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bobby Stride having to interfere. Bobby Stride stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Neil Norton's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. When Running Ducks's Neil Norton in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clapham AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 85 minutes of play, Running Ducks's Ray Dudgeon made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bobby Stride was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clapham AFC's Bobby Stride played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ray Dudgeon in the 89th minute of play. After 89 minutes, Ray Dudgeon made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Clapham AFC's Bobby Stride tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bobby Stride didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Neil Norton went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Running Ducks had played much better football throughout.