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Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brian Webster kicked off to start the match. Dougal Toward fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kyle Doles having to interfere. Brian Webster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Kyle Doles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricky Fletcher charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricky Fletcher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Josh Paterson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kyle Doles. Rangers F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 12th minute, Dougal Toward 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. Brian Webster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Kyle Doles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th match minute, Rangers F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Acton to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Shanklin FC's Richard Duffus tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Ricky Fletcher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Nelson having to interfere. In the 22nd of the match, Luke McAusland tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Tony Nelson got in the way and made a wonderful save. Brian Webster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kyle Doles having to interfere. If Dougal Toward had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dougal Toward fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kyle Doles having to interfere. Kyle Doles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Webster in the 31st minute of the match. Brian Webster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Kyle Doles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tony Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luke McAusland, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luke McAusland to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Shanklin FC defense, Luke McAusland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony Nelson. The Shanklin FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony Nelson should have stopped the shot. Brian Webster blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kyle Doles having to make a save. A collision led to Shanklin FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Dougal Toward hit a great ball. Tony Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luke McAusland, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Brian Webster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kyle Doles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Webster, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricky Fletcher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Nelson having to interfere. If Luke McAusland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dougal Toward sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henry Haws hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Tony Nelson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke McAusland in the 82nd minute of play. Brian Webster blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kyle Doles having to make a save. If Brian Webster had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Henry Haws hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Rangers F.C.'s Luke McAusland sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Nelson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Rangers F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.