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Ely Stadium
Spectators: 6797 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tegvan Bennington got the match started through his kick off. Irvin Leslie struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Seith Cavaness didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ely FC. Ely FC's Irvin Leslie got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Vaughn Hugh came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Penarth 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 Vaughn Hugh couldn't finish the play. If Tegvan Bennington had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eudav Cottrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Seith Cavaness tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute Vaughn Hugh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cadwaladr Jones saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Seith Cavaness managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Ely FC's Eudav Cottrell fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 27 minutes, Irvin Leslie managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ely FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Irvin Leslie was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Penarth's Vaughn Hugh in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ely FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gwitart Heanaghan during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for Penarth. Meurig Burrows stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cadwaladr Jones. 1-1. Irvin Leslie received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Seith Cavaness came out and tried to block the shot, but Irvin Leslie slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 42nd minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Irvin Leslie made the kick off in the second half. Cadwaladr Jones took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tegvan Bennington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seith Cavaness took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Irvin Leslie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Irvin Leslie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vaughn Hugh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cadwaladr Jones having to interfere. Seith Cavaness showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eudav Cottrell in the 67th minute of the match. Tegvan Bennington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Cadwaladr Jones tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Tegvan Bennington's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cadwaladr Jones was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vaughn Hugh got free with Cadwaladr Jones in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Penarth's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.