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Bristol Kingswood
Spectators: 6849 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 0) Bristol Kingswood's Matthew Browne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Crispin Hoskins succeeded in the game's 4th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Edward Harper made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Jeremy Maginnis sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Bristol Kingswood getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Kev Allister hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Gillingham's Scott Moody tried to score from far away in the 12th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When David Lineker fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bristol Kingswood's protests and gave David Lineker a yellow card for diving instead. After 15 played minutes Bristol Kingswood got a freekick which was hit by David Lineker . Guy Bryans's late challenge caught a Gillingham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guy Bryans helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gillingham booed when Bristol Kingswood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guy Bryans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Crispin Hoskins managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gillingham's supporters rose to their feet, but Crispin Hoskins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Curtis Goodman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Crispin Hoskins in the 24th minute of play forced Bristol Kingswood's goalkeeper Curtis Goodman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Gus Short left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gillingham fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Gillingham's Edward Harper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Browne in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Gillingham got a freekick which was hit by Pat Deaconsfield . Matthew Browne might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edward Harper . Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matthew Browne ran back to his position shaking his head. During the 34th minute of the match David Lineker completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave David Lineker a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Bristol Kingswood getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. David Lineker hit a great ball. Curtis Goodman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Crispin Hoskins , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edward Harper didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Bristol Kingswood's Jeremy Maginnis shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. If Gus Short had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Bristol Kingswood players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gillingham were winning 1-2.

When Jeremy Maginnis came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Bristol Kingswood 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 Jeremy Maginnis couldn't finish the play. Daryl Lewington charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daryl Lewington the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Curtis Goodman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Short in the 63rd minute of play. If Jeremy Maginnis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matthew Browne hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. When Gus Short came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Gillingham 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 Gus Short couldn't finish the play. Crispin Hoskins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Curtis Goodman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Crispin Hoskins in the 72nd minute. Curtis Goodman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gus Short in the 77th minute of the match. Jeremy Maginnis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jeremy Maginnis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edward Harper was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. When Crispin Hoskins came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Gillingham 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 Crispin Hoskins couldn't finish the play. Curtis Goodman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pat Deaconsfield in the 95th minute.