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DAB Arena
Spectators: 6644 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Kirkby in Ashfield getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rick Jackson hit a great ball. A collision led to Kirkby in Ashfield getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Damian Bridge hit a great ball. Bartlomiej Zbikowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stewart Moxey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bartlomiej Zbikowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Billy Blake blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stewart Moxey having to make a save. In the 24th minute, Kirkby in Ashfield's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bartlomiej Zbikowski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 26th minute, Bartlomiej Zbikowski 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. Stewart Moxey had great luck who in the 28thth minute grab hold of the ball when Billy Blake from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Kirkby in Ashfield's Stewart Moxey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Kirkby in Ashfield from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Kirkby in Ashfield's zone, Billy Blake stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stewart Moxey came out of the goal and Billy Blake tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bartlomiej Zbikowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, DAB Corporation's Johnathan Stewart got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute, Rick Jackson had to leave the field with a concussion. Johnathan Stewart's late challenge caught a Kirkby in Ashfield's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Johnathan Stewart helped the player get up and apologised. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bartlomiej Zbikowski to make the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Bartlomiej Zbikowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DAB Corporation's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bartlomiej Zbikowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When DAB Corporation's Bartlomiej Zbikowski in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kirkby in Ashfield's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th minute Billy Blake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stewart Moxey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Billy Blake came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the DAB Corporation 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 Billy Blake couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Billy Blake managed to get in a good position for a shot. DAB Corporation's supporters rose to their feet, but Billy Blake was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stewart Moxey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Billy Blake fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stewart Moxey having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Damian Bridge hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Billy Blake sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stewart Moxey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Blake in the 71st minute of the match. Billy Blake fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stewart Moxey having to interfere. The DAB Corporation fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when DAB Corporation's Billy Blake looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, DAB Corporation's Velcho Mitzev got control of the ball when CJ Gilchrist tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, DAB Corporation's Des Rundle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stewart Moxey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bartlomiej Zbikowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stewart Moxey having to make a save. In the 93rd minute Bartlomiej Zbikowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stewart Moxey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, DAB Corporation's Velcho Mitzev got control of the ball when CJ Gilchrist tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Buster McGovern fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kirkby in Ashfield's protests and gave Buster McGovern a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kirkby in Ashfield fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! In the 99th minute there was a penalty for DAB Corporation. Des Rundle stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Stewart Moxey. 3-0.