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Huddersfield Stadium
Spectators: 6844 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 0) John-Paul Rouse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Bromley , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Purfleet's Darius Simmons played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Wall in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Purfleet's Joshua Strongman got a free kick in the 8th minute. Huddersfield's Will Wall got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Will Wall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes, Keith Blanchflower mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Purfleet and the Huddersfield players grew even worse after the yellow card. Will Wall 's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Darius Simmons read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Ronny Broadhurst who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Darius Simmons when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Huddersfield's Will Wall slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Darius Simmons. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. A collision led to Purfleet getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Joshua Strongman hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that John Bromley 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but John-Paul Rouse was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Ronny Broadhurst sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Ronny Broadhurst put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Darius Simmons. Ricky Bradbury sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Huddersfield getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Rowan Tucker hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Hinds in the 48th minute of play forced Huddersfield's goalkeeper John-Paul Rouse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

After a rather tough play, Huddersfield's Stiff Johnson got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Pierce Moores short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got John-Paul Rouse to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 62nd minute John Bromley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John-Paul Rouse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Darius Simmons took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Will Wall , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Purfleet's Pierce Moore got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 74 minutes, Keith Blanchflower managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purfleet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Keith Blanchflower was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Huddersfield! John-Paul Rouse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Bromley , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ronny Broadhurst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronny Broadhurst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darius Simmons having to interfere. Ricky Bradbury charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricky Bradbury the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Purfleet booed when Huddersfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricky Bradbury didn't get a good kick on the ball. Purfleet's Thomas Hinds couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 98th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Huddersfield. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Huddersfield fans cheered their team off the field, for while Purfleet had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.