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Eaton Park
Spectators: 9221 (Terracing: 6917, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cullen Owen made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Stratton FC booed when PavelT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rufus Hilton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11thth minute of the game Cullen Owen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stratton FC's Lawrance See was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Bradshaw Waller fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stratton FC's protests and gave Bradshaw Waller a yellow card for diving instead. Bradshaw Waller kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Cristinel Paraschivescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st play minute Alessandro Sacchi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Antony Coignet. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Matthew Grieve got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Bradshaw Waller got his second yellow card in the match during the 25th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Stratton FC's Jens Sundström quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Andres Fitzpatrick, made in the 28th minute of the game. A collision led to Stratton FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Matt Sanderson hit a great ball. PavelT's Cornelius Brooks got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 38 minutes, Alessandro Sacchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stratton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Sacchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 2-0 became the score in the 40th minute when Alessandro Sacchi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Stratton FC's Martyon Gronow got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Stratton FC's zone, Fausto Pereira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrance See came out of the goal and Fausto Pereira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th minute, Alessandro Sacchi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alessandro Sacchi was the one to do the kick off. Andres Fitzpatrick hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaffery Tarrant in the 51st minute of play forced PavelT's goalkeeper Antony Coignet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Alessandro Sacchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alessandro Sacchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Antony Coignet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cullen Owen came free, but Lawrance See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pete Odonahoo got free with Lawrance See in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stratton FC's Lawrance See played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornelius Brooks in the 68th minute of play. In the 68th play minute Cornelius Brooks came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lawrance See. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cullen Owen in the 78th minute of play forced Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Stratton FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fausto Pereira was slow to take the kick. During this time PavelT's players had a chance to rest. In the 82nd match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaffery Tarrant to maneuver through the defense. Cullen Owen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alessandro Sacchi struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Antony Coignet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stratton FC. Matthew Grieve's late challenge caught a PavelT's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthew Grieve helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthew Grieve to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Sacchi in the 94th minute of play forced PavelT's goalkeeper Antony Coignet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Alessandro Sacchi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antony Coignet. PavelT's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alessandro Sacchi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1.