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Bletchley
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brett Bleazard started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Areegra's goal looked a bit too open when Russel Hunter came free, but Lawrence Hollis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donovan Cubit recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Russel Hunter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lawrence Hollis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Russel Hunter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Bletchley's zone, Donovan Cubit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elliot Powell came out of the goal and Donovan Cubit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Bletchley defense, Brett Bleazard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elliot Powell. The Bletchley fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elliot Powell should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olliver Mcquoid during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Areegra. Marcus Hands stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Elliot Powell. 0-2. Donovan Cubit might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elliot Powell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donovan Cubit ran back to his position shaking his head. Lawrence Hollis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Randle Vickery went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When Brett Bleazard came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Areegra 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 Brett Bleazard couldn't finish the play. The Bletchley players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Areegra were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Russel Hunter to make the kick off. 52 minutes in the game, Brett Bleazard fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Elliot Powell having to interfere. Areegra's Humphrey Rheistein pulled a muscle in his leg after 53 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 53 minutes into the game, Jeffers Colman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bletchley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Areegra the free kick. After 54 played minutes Bletchley got a freekick which was hit by Jeffers Colman. If Ryan Stanton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Donovan Cubit got free with Elliot Powell in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, Bletchley's goalkeeper Elliot Powell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donovan Cubit. After 75 played minutes Areegra got a freekick which was hit by Kent Pickhills. Earl Vaisey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lawrence Hollis having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Marcus Hands hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 81 minutes, Ryan Stanton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Areegra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ryan Stanton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ryan Stanton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Bletchley's zone, Donovan Cubit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elliot Powell came out of the goal and Donovan Cubit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Bletchley's goalkeeper Elliot Powell had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donovan Cubit. Areegra's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.