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Ashton-under-Lyne
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Wisbech's Damien Basham started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Wisbech getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Dominik Corby hit a great ball. 3 minutes into the match, Danny Beecham notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Wisbech's Nathan Moon . Nathan Moon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matty Bingham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Stockley , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Imperial College London's goal looked a bit too open when Damien Basham came free, but Matty Bingham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Wisbech booed when Imperial College London was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Glenn Gunn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chris Stockley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Matty Bingham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Imperial College London booed when Wisbech was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Russ Willoughby didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mitch Husband was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Imperial College London's goalkeeper Matty Bingham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Chris Stockley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Keith Sharples during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Wisbech booed when Imperial College London was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keith Sharples didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Wisbech's Damien Basham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matty Bingham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Keith Sharples to make the kick off. Chris Stockley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matty Bingham having to interfere. Nathan Moon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keith Sharples in the 61st minute of play. Matty Bingham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Stockley in the 62nd minute. Keith Sharples sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damien Basham 's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matty Bingham read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Chris Stockley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the game, Chris Stockley cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Matty Bingham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Matty Bingham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Stockley in the 80th minute. Matty Bingham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damien Basham , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wisbech's Nathan Moon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keith Sharples in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Danny Beecham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nathan Moon was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Wisbech's Damien Basham slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matty Bingham. That made the score 2-3 after 91 minutes of play. Keith Sharples fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nathan Moon having to interfere. When the match was over Wisbech could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Imperial College London throughout the match.