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Zeltar Common Hall
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The audience was convinced that Charles Rhodes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Leighton was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fred Trusswell got free with George Leighton in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sly Little didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damien Broadhurst went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Fred Trusswell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but George Leighton made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, Charles Rhodes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Destruction Zacsters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Charles Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles Rhodes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Bethnal Green and Hackney United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Destruction Zacsters:s goal. Miles Greaves's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sly Little read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Charles Rhodes made the kick off in the second half. Gerry Ferrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 53rd match minute, Bethnal Green and Hackney United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Crispin Browning to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 56 minutes, Fred Trusswell managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Destruction Zacsters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Trusswell was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Rhodes in the 58th minute of play forced Bethnal Green and Hackney United's goalkeeper George Leighton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bethnal Green and Hackney United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wayne Rundell was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Destruction Zacsters's players had a chance to rest. Lucas Warner charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Warner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, FC Destruction Zacsters's Lucas Warner got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Theo Howarth 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. Fred Trusswell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Charles Rhodes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. George Leighton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Trusswell, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Fred Trusswell came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the FC Destruction Zacsters 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 Fred Trusswell couldn't finish the play. Charles Rhodes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. George Leighton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. George Leighton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Rhodes in the 90th minute of play. George Leighton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Trusswell, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Bethnal Green and Hackney United's George Leighton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charles Rhodes in the 93rd minute of play. If Fred Trusswell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Destruction Zacsters fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bethnal Green and Hackney United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.