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Nuneaton Park
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 0) Jason Golding could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Norman Bolton made a huge save. Keanu Gardner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th match minute, Newton Abbot AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camron Flanagan to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Newton Abbot AFC's Norman Bolton got control of the ball when Jason Golding tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jason Golding got free with Norman Bolton in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tommy Topham did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Norman Bolton 20 minutes into the match. Jim Donaghy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camron Flanagan in the 26th minute of the match. Jerry Pope 's late challenge caught a Nuneaton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jerry Pope helped the player get up and apologised. Jerry Pope kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Jason Golding 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. 34 minutes into the match, Newton Abbot AFC's goalkeeper Norman Bolton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jason Golding . Nuneaton's Jim Donaghy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camron Flanagan in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Newton Abbot AFC's Keanu Gardner sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jim Donaghy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 1-0.

In the 54th minute Jason Golding shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norman Bolton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Tommy Topham notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Newton Abbot AFC's Norman Bolton . Norman Bolton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jim Donaghy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keanu Gardner in the 63rd minute of play. Newton Abbot AFC were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Nuneaton's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Neil Archer took the corner. Joe Wright made a great header on Newton Abbot AFC's corner, it was just that Nuneaton's Jim Donaghy managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keanu Gardner in the 79th minute of play forced Nuneaton's goalkeeper Jim Donaghy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camron Flanagan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Camron Flanagan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 84th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a defensive mix-up in Newton Abbot AFC's zone, Jason Golding stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norman Bolton came out of the goal and Jason Golding tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Philip Rawson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norman Bolton having to interfere.