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Battersea
Spectators: 8078 (Terracing: 6060, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) An unexpectedly hard shot by Brynn Holdroyd in the 3rd minute of play forced Woodmancote United's goalkeeper Ken Bradfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Wright during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 9th play minute Phil Crouch came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ken Bradfield . 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicky Flanagan got free with Ken Bradfield in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Woodmancote United's Phil Crocker got a free kick in the 19th minute. Phil Crocker hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Nicky Flanagan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Battersea AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicky Flanagan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ken Bradfield breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caleb Potter in the 34th minute of play forced Battersea AFC's goalkeeper Kenny Fieldwick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Willie Godfrey charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Willie Godfrey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, Battersea AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willie Godfrey to maneuver through the defense. Caleb Potter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenny Fieldwick having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brynn Holdroyd to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Caleb Potter managed to get in a good position for a shot. Woodmancote United's supporters rose to their feet, but Caleb Potter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kenny Fieldwick breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Battersea AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. John Scott hit a great ball. Nicky Flanagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kenny Fieldwick was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Caleb Potter capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Caleb Potter really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After a rather tough play, Woodmancote United's Caleb Potter got a free kick in the 81st minute. Caleb Potter might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenny Fieldwick. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caleb Potter ran back to his position shaking his head. The Battersea AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Woodmancote United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.