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Shanklin
Spectators: 6781 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brian Webster took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Shanklin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricky Fletcher came free, but Tony Nelson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicholas McQuey during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th minute, Nicholas McQuey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, Dougal Toward notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rangers F.C.'s Kyle Doles. Kyle Doles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brian Webster kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Rangers F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Brian Webster came free, but Kyle Doles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luke McAusland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Tony Nelson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mike McDulothe charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mike McDulothe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute Brian Webster shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kyle Doles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Ricky Fletcher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Nelson. Shanklin FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricky Fletcher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Tony Nelson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luke McAusland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricky Fletcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Rangers F.C.'s goalkeeper Kyle Doles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dougal Toward. Ricky Fletcher blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tony Nelson having to make a save. Jeremy Bean kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Luke McAusland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Nelson having to interfere. After having played for 47 minutes, Brian Webster managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shanklin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brian Webster was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luke McAusland to make the kick off. Ricky Fletcher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brian Webster sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tony Nelson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Haws in the 69th minute of the match. Tony Nelson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luke McAusland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luke McAusland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dougal Toward in the 77th minute of play forced Rangers F.C.'s goalkeeper Kyle Doles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Timothy Airlie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rangers F.C.'s Jim Carter collided with an opponent after 90 minutes. He was hit so badly that he fractured his arm. Dougal Toward charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dougal Toward the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dougal Toward hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Brian Webster fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kyle Doles having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Shanklin FC had won after a very even match.