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Cranbrook Stadium
Spectators: 6550 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shane Coburn got the match started through his kick off. When Shane Coburn came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Cranbrook AFC 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 Shane Coburn couldn't finish the play. When Carl Henry came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Cranbrook AFC 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 Carl Henry couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Appleshaw's zone, Shane Coburn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jack Rocastle came out of the goal and Shane Coburn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carl Henry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Jack Rocastle made a huge save. Cranbrook AFC's Al Coton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Morris in the 20th minute of play. Carl Henry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jack Rocastle having to interfere. In the 29th match minute, Appleshaw was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Sharpe to maneuver through the defense. Alex Morris scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Al Coton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alex Morris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shane Coburn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jack Rocastle having to interfere. Shane Coburn was extremely unlucky when he, in the 46th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Carl Henry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Jack Rocastle made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Al Coton successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cranbrook AFC's Al Coton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calvin Broadhurst in the 60th minute of play. When Alex Morris came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Appleshaw 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 Alex Morris couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvin Broadhurst in the 64th minute of play forced Cranbrook AFC's goalkeeper Al Coton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Hewitt during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joel Hewitt kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Abraham Butcher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Al Coton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carl Henry during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shane Coburn in the 78th minute of play forced Appleshaw's goalkeeper Jack Rocastle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Al Coton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calvin Broadhurst, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 81 minutes, Gareth Grayson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cranbrook AFC and the Appleshaw players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Cranbrook AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Appleshaw:s goal. Calvin Broadhurst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Al Coton having to interfere. Frank Sharpe kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvin Broadhurst in the 91st minute of play forced Cranbrook AFC's goalkeeper Al Coton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Morris got free with Al Coton in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Alex Morris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Appleshaw's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Morris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Al Coton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Appleshaw walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.