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Redditch Stadium
Spectators: 6850 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 0) Congleton's Walter Jackson 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. In the 6th minute Seth Brown shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rowan Mayfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Butterfield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tod Heywood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Warren Dlyan kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Rowan Mayfield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seth Brown, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Jon Butterfield 's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Rowan Mayfield skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Jackson in the 21st minute of play forced Redditch's goalkeeper Scott Collingwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute Seth Brown shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rowan Mayfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seth Brown sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pete Marenghi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Collingwood having to interfere. After 36 played minutes Redditch got a freekick which was hit by Francis Gallagher . Jon Butterfield 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 Rowan Mayfield 42 minutes into the match. Jon Butterfield in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rowan Mayfield, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.

The wind increased when Seth Brown made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Pete Marenghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Scott Collingwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Jon Butterfield ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rowan Mayfield was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 58th minute, Tod Heywood 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. Scott Collingwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walter Jackson, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Tod Heywood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Seth Brown received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Rowan Mayfield tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Jon Butterfield cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Rowan Mayfield was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sammy Mortimer's late challenge caught a Redditch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sammy Mortimer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Redditch booed when Congleton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammy Mortimer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francis Gallagher took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rowan Mayfield. Congleton's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jack Blueman during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jack Blueman kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Rowan Mayfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seth Brown in the 84th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jon Butterfield 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rowan Mayfield was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Scott Collingwood was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dom Pamplin. Jack Blueman kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Redditch's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.