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Hatfield
Spectators: 6722 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 0) Sébastien Waldron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerard Zimmerman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Tony Sylvester made a huge save. 9 minutes into the game, Régis Livingston cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hector Nieves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Régis Livingston fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector Nieves having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Connelly in the 16th minute of play forced Hatfield's goalkeeper Hector Nieves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerard Zimmerman might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tony Sylvester. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerard Zimmerman ran back to his position shaking his head. Albert Connelly struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Hector Nieves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shawbridge. Murray Baron kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Gerard Zimmerman 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Dominique Mayer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shawbridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Dominique Mayer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hector Nieves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hector Nieves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Régis Livingston in the 42nd minute of play. Gerard Zimmerman struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Tony Sylvester didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hatfield. Hatfield's Hector Nieves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murray Baron in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Sébastien Waldron came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Hatfield 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 Sébastien Waldron couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the game, Sébastien Waldron cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Tony Sylvester was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sébastien Waldron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Tony Sylvester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Shawbridge's Murray Baron got a free kick in the 68th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Hatfield's Efren Jodoin tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Gerard Zimmerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tony Sylvester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Régis Livingston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Hatfield booed when Shawbridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Connelly didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Efren Jodoin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Hatfield's goal looked a bit too open when Lonnie Gipson came free, but Hector Nieves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sébastien Waldron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hatfield's Hector Nieves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Hatfield from getting a goal against them. Régis Livingston sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.