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Bedford
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Palmer Chamberlain got the match started through his kick off. After 13 minutes Bradford FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sung Pelchat who took care of the corner kick. Shon Gant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmer Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Arnaud Senneville came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Bradford FC 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 Arnaud Senneville couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Bradford FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Felicien Hahn hit a great ball. Jérémie Newman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Javier Hernandez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Pete Mabry made a huge save. Javier Hernandez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Pete Mabry made a huge save. Bedford FC's Shon Gant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Palmer Chamberlain in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Palmer Chamberlain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Shon Gant was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. When Arnaud Senneville came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Bradford FC 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 Arnaud Senneville couldn't finish the play. Shon Gant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmer Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jérémie Newman to make the kick off. Jérémie Newman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Pete Mabry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Bradford FC's Terry Winslow got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Shon Gant took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmer Chamberlain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Archie Otero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Hernandez in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pete Mabry saved Bradford FC from getting behind. Shon Gant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnaud Senneville in the 83rd minute. 87 minutes into the game, Bedford FC's Jérémie Newman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pete Mabry made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. In the 96th match minute, Bedford FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Lereau to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bedford FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bradford FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.