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Codicote Park
Spectators: 6859 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Colin Ball took the kick off in the first half of the match. John-Paul Rouse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Colin Ball in the 3rd minute of the match. John-Paul Rouse was a little too slow when Colin Ball got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. Thomas Watts made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Will Wall in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Codicote City's Colin Theakston got a free kick in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes, Huddersfield's Rowan Tucker shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thomas Watts came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Huddersfield reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Codicote City's zone, Will Wall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomas Watts came out of the goal and Will Wall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Denny Davis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Will Wall put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Thomas Watts . An unexpectedly hard shot by Colin Ball in the 31st minute of play forced Huddersfield's goalkeeper John-Paul Rouse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Denny Davis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for Huddersfield. Rowan Tucker stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Thomas Watts . 2-3. Piers Greenman lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Huddersfield fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Denny Davis to strike the kick off in the second half. Codicote City's Colin Ball got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Colin Ball received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. John-Paul Rouse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dominik McLiam Wilson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. John-Paul Rouse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colin Ball received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. John-Paul Rouse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Verne Easton fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Huddersfield's protests and gave Verne Easton a yellow card for diving instead. Verne Easton hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Dominik McLiam Wilson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. John-Paul Rouse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dominik McLiam Wilson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik McLiam Wilson in the 97th minute of play forced Huddersfield's goalkeeper John-Paul Rouse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 99 minutes into the match, Rowan Tucker sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Thomas Watts threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Rowan Tucker this time. Huddersfield's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.