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Match Report
Basildon
Spectators: 7349 (Terracing: 5475,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) 2 minutes into the match, Basildon's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Downing came free, but Guy Dawson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Russell Bentley's late challenge caught a Basildon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Russell Bentley helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th minute, Russell Bentley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jamal Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basildon's Guy Dawson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Downing in the 10th minute of play. Lennie Litchfield's late challenge caught a Fakenham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lennie Litchfield helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Basildon's Lennie Litchfield got a free kick in the 13th minute. Hugh Hollingsworth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guy Dawson having to interfere. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Basildon's goalkeeper Guy Dawson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Hugh Hollingsworth came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Fakenham 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 Hugh Hollingsworth couldn't finish the play. Guy Dawson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Ridsdale, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Brian Ridsdale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexander Downing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guy Dawson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brian Ridsdale, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Alexander Downing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute, Brian Ridsdale 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Brian Ridsdale made a kick off. Samuel Duffield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Brian Ridsdale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Duffield sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hugh Hollingsworth charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hugh Hollingsworth the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 70 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Basildon's Jamal Dawson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Jamal Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 77 minutes into the match, Fakenham's goal looked a bit too open when Jamal Dawson came free, but Charlie Hird reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugh Hollingsworth kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th match minute, Fakenham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Russell Bentley to maneuver through the defense. Fakenham's Charlie Hird played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Duffield in the 85th minute of play. Alexander Downing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Guy Dawson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 93 minutes into the game, when Leo Carter put in a rough tackle. In the 93rd minute, one of Basildon:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Basildon. When the match had been going on for 96 minutes, Fakenham's Pierce Willoughby got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Guy Dawson. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Fakenham had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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