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St Andrews
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 50) Marty Roche made the kick off and thus started the match. When Zackary Child came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the BIRMINGHAM CITY FC 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 Zackary Child couldn't finish the play. When Marty Roche came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Highbury and Islington 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 Marty Roche couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute, Bobby Purvis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 17th minute, Bobby Purvis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 20th minute, Danny Theakston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bobby Purvis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marty Roche got in the 26th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Frank Kennedy handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, BIRMINGHAM CITY FC's Zackary Child sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ethan Conway narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Highbury and Islington's Ethan Conway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caleb Scholey in the 29th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Danny Theakston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Caleb Scholey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ethan Conway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zackary Child fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Conway having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marty Roche in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Kennedy saved BIRMINGHAM CITY FC from getting behind. Zackary Child received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ethan Conway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 63 minutes, Caleb Scholey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BIRMINGHAM CITY FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caleb Scholey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute Zackary Child shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ethan Conway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zackary Child struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Ethan Conway didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BIRMINGHAM CITY FC. After 72 minutes, Danny Theakston mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Highbury and Islington and the BIRMINGHAM CITY FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of BIRMINGHAM CITY FC booed when Highbury and Islington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danny Theakston didn't get a good kick on the ball. BIRMINGHAM CITY FC's Zackary Child got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bobby Purvis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zackary Child in the 77th minute of play forced Highbury and Islington's goalkeeper Ethan Conway to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Lynch's late challenge caught a BIRMINGHAM CITY FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Lynch helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st minute, Bobby Purvis 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. Zackary Child fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ethan Conway having to interfere. Zackary Child sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Caleb Scholey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caleb Scholey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ethan Conway tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caleb Scholey scored 1-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ethan Conway, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Highbury and Islington's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.