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Bridgwater Stadium
Spectators: 6877 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Philip Bartram started the match with the kick off. When Empire Club Recea's Ciarán Best in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bridgwater City's goalie prevented a goal. When Romeo Kemp came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Bridgwater City 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 Romeo Kemp couldn't finish the play. If Shane Peake had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sly Hyde hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciarán Best in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Harrison prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Bridgwater City's Romeo Kemp got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Ciarán Best 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. In the 25th minute, Harvey Makem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Sly Hyde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Shane Peake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Middlewood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Harrison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciarán Best, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maik Nethercot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Harrison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick Best, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute.

After a rather tough play, Bridgwater City's Romeo Kemp got a free kick in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Bridgwater City getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sly Hyde hit a great ball. Sam Warner, 60 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Ciarán Best had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bridgwater City's Romeo Kemp got his second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute. The referee ordered Romeo Kemp off the ground. After 64 played minutes Bridgwater City got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Kemp . An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Warner in the 65th minute of play forced Bridgwater City's goalkeeper Thomas Harrison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Middlewood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shane Peake , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shane Peake in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Middlewood prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Martin Middlewood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shane Peake , who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 81 minutes of play, Bridgwater City's Shane Peake made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Middlewood was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 91 minutes, Ian Boston mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bridgwater City and the Empire Club Recea players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Bridgwater City getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ian Boston hit a great ball. Ciarán Best sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bridgwater City had won after a very even match.