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Flushing
Spectators: 6859 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrew Kitching took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Andrew Kitching had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flushing AFC's Duncan Grayson got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Burton upon Trent FC's Clive Morris got control of the ball when Duncan Grayson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flushing AFC's Duncan Grayson got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Andrew Kitching had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Kitching in the 18th minute of play forced Burton upon Trent FC's goalkeeper Clive Morris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Curtis Crittenden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Burton upon Trent FC's Brandon Ellis in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flushing AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Ronan Shakespeare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curtis Crittenden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clive Morris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Duncan Grayson went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Brandon Ellis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burton upon Trent FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Brandon Ellis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronan Shakespeare breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th minute Brandon Ellis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronan Shakespeare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brandon Ellis took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ronan Shakespeare. Ronan Shakespeare dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Flushing AFC's Ronan Shakespeare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brandon Ellis in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brandon Ellis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Flushing AFC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Pierce Bateman hit a great ball. Ronan Shakespeare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brandon Ellis in the 55th minute of the match. Andrew Kitching fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clive Morris having to interfere. Clive Morris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duncan Grayson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 61stth minute of the game Andrew Kitching who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Burton upon Trent FC's Clive Morris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the game, one of Flushing AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 1-2 came through a penalty shot after 64 played minutes, when Burton upon Trent FC:s Keith Gibbons calmly waited for Flushing AFC:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Clive Morris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duncan Grayson in the 68th minute of the match. Duncan Grayson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Clive Morris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clive Morris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrew Kitching's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a rather tough play, Burton upon Trent FC's Tyrone Sawbridge got a free kick in the 74th minute. Duncan Grayson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Burton upon Trent FC's Clive Morris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duncan Grayson in the 77th minute of play. Curtis Crittenden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brandon Ellis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Ripley charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Ripley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felix Ripley hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Felix Ripley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 minutes of play, Flushing AFC's Duncan Grayson made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clive Morris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clive Morris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew Kitching, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.