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Bury St Edmunds
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rio Ricketts in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mickey Slade saved Barnes from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Rio Ricketts's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mickey Slade was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Rio Ricketts received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mickey Slade came out and tried to block the shot, but Rio Ricketts slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Barnes's goal looked a bit too open when Rio Ricketts came free, but Mickey Slade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Austen Francis got free with Mickey Slade in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rio Ricketts in the 17th minute of play forced Barnes's goalkeeper Mickey Slade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Barnes getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ty Hargreaves hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Barnes's zone, Rio Ricketts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mickey Slade came out of the goal and Rio Ricketts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Barnes's zone, Rio Ricketts stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mickey Slade came out of the goal and Rio Ricketts tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rio Ricketts struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Mickey Slade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bury St Edmunds. Mickey Slade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rio Ricketts, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute, Austen Francis 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. Mickey Slade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rio Ricketts in the 38th minute of play. Barnes's Mickey Slade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rio Ricketts in the 42nd minute of play. Austen Francis struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Mickey Slade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bury St Edmunds. Mickey Slade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rio Ricketts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mickey Slade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rio Ricketts, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jude Cryer was the one to do the kick off. Jude Cryer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mickey Slade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Austen Francis in the 56th minute of play. Mickey Slade came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Bury St Edmunds's Austen Francis. But to his dismay, Austen Francis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Rio Ricketts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Mickey Slade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mickey Slade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rio Ricketts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Bury St Edmunds booed when Barnes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Rice didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rupert Nicoll took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mickey Slade. Barnes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alf Armitage in the 72nd minute of play forced Barnes's goalkeeper Mickey Slade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Austen Francis sped through Barnes's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mickey Slade. Mickey Slade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austen Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austen Francis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Slade having to interfere. Rio Ricketts blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mickey Slade having to make a save. Rio Ricketts fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickey Slade having to interfere. Mickey Slade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Austen Francis in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, Rio Ricketts cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Mickey Slade was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mickey Slade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Austen Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Rio Ricketts left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bury St Edmunds fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Bury St Edmunds walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.