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Spectators: 8618 (Terracing: 6464, Seating: 1982, VIP seats: 172) Eddie Allison made the kick off and thus started the match. Tim Pinder recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Darren Church showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddie Allison in the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th match minute, Grindelwald Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bryan Kaye to maneuver through the defense. Eddie Allison's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Darren Church skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bramhall FC's Darren Church proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Bramhall FC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Eddie Allison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darren Church was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. If Harry Trotter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eddie Allison's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Darren Church read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bryan Fisher during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Ged Irvine came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Grindelwald Academy 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 Ged Irvine couldn't finish the play. When Mitch Carsley fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bramhall FC's protests and gave Mitch Carsley a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Bramhall FC got a freekick which was hit by Mitch Carsley . In the 31st match minute, Grindelwald Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Brearley to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bramhall FC's goalkeeper Darren Church , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd match minute, Bramhall FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gus McGuinness to maneuver through the defense. Tim Pinder charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tim Pinder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tim Pinder hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eddie Allison in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Darren Church saved Bramhall FC from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gus McGuinness made a kick off. Eddie Allison struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Darren Church didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grindelwald Academy. Harry Trotter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gus McGuinness in the 57th minute of play forced Grindelwald Academy's goalkeeper Mickey Brontë to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Harry Trotter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute Eddie Allison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darren Church saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bramhall FC's Mitch Carsley got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Tristan Durrant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darren Church having to interfere. Darren Church showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddie Allison, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Bramhall FC's Bryan Fisher got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eddie Allison in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Darren Church saved Bramhall FC from getting behind. The Grindelwald Academy fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Grindelwald Academy's Eddie Allison 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Eddie Allison hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Allison in the 93rd minute of play forced Bramhall FC's goalkeeper Darren Church to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Bramhall FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Stiff Heywood hit a great ball.