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Accrington Stadium
Spectators: 6878 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1878, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Flamengo's goalkeeper Steven Campbell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bronagh Robertson . 3 minutes into the game, Bronagh Robertson recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Steven Campbell. Bronagh Robertson showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Darren Warrender received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Steven Campbell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Accrington's Carl Bradfield got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute, Ashley Doherty made a precise shot to the right of Russ Gettins . Accrington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Colin Holland hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Wayne Roberts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the game, Flamengo's Ashley Doherty nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Russ Gettins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Wayne Roberts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wayne Roberts sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Ashley Doherty had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Russ Gettins . Accrington's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ashley Doherty was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Alexander Francis kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. When Ashley Doherty came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Flamengo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ashley Doherty couldn't finish the play. After the first half Flamengo were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ashley Doherty made a kick off. When Ashley Doherty came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Flamengo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ashley Doherty couldn't finish the play. After 55 played minutes Flamengo's Wayne Roberts stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Russ Gettins stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Accrington of the goal. Darren Warrender sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 63 minutes into the game, Rich Lockwood was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Flamengo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Accrington the free kick. A collision led to Flamengo getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Rich Lockwood hit a great ball. Wayne Roberts kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Tony English hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute Darren Warrender shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Campbell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Wayne Roberts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carl Bradfield charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carl Bradfield the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carl Bradfield hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Flamengo's Mark Huxtable couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Accrington. If Darren Warrender had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Flamengo played a much better game than Accrington and deserved their victory. The Accrington players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.