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Penzance
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Lance Crichton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 9 minutes into the match, Stanley's goalkeeper Tom Winship had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Kyle. In the 10th minute, Deon Gardiner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Lance Crichton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Winship saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Kyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Penzance booed when Stanley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Fry didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tom Winship showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lance Crichton in the 24th minute of the match. Penzance's Nicholas Parkinson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Parsons in the 27th minute of play. Joel Kyle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Tom Winship tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lance Crichton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Lance Crichton 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. A collision led to Penzance getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Iain Duffield hit a great ball. Carl Blain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicholas Parkinson having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edward Parsons was the one to do the kick off. Carl Blain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nicholas Parkinson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Kyle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Tom Winship tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Stanley getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Bradley Fry hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Carl Blain got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Edward Parsons managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stanley's supporters rose to their feet, but Edward Parsons was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicholas Parkinson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Kyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edward Parsons in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicholas Parkinson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 83 minutes into the match, Stanley's goal looked a bit too open when Lance Crichton came free, but Tom Winship reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edward Parsons's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicholas Parkinson was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. If Joel Kyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Penzance's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.