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Tettenhall Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nigel Cawood made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th match minute, West Rainton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garth Lawton to maneuver through the defense. Tettenhall United's Owen Findley shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 9th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rod Fleming but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nigel Cawood in the 13th minute of play forced West Rainton's goalkeeper Rod Fleming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Gregory Fox cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rod Fleming was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gregory Fox could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Rod Fleming made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Nigel Cawood managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tettenhall United's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel Cawood was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rod Fleming breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Gregory Fox came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Tettenhall United 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 Gregory Fox couldn't finish the play. When Nigel Cawood came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Tettenhall United 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 Nigel Cawood couldn't finish the play. Tettenhall United's Gregory Fox got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Tettenhall United's Nigel Cawood sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rod Fleming narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in West Rainton's zone, Ricky Bannister stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rod Fleming came out of the goal and Ricky Bannister tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Garth Lawton to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Tettenhall United's Owen Findley got a free kick in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dylon Cookson during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tettenhall United booed when West Rainton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dylon Cookson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kelvin Wellings succeeded in the game's 56th minute to get real power on a long shot . West Rainton's Rod Fleming hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 3-0! Gregory Fox struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Rod Fleming didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tettenhall United. The audience was convinced that Nigel Cawood's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rod Fleming was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After 64 played minutes Tettenhall United got a freekick which was hit by Kelvin Wellings. 67 minutes into the match, Tettenhall United's goalkeeper Robin Pitts had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerry Bradfield. West Rainton's Rod Fleming played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregory Fox in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregory Fox in the 72nd minute of play forced West Rainton's goalkeeper Rod Fleming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Nigel Cawood 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. 75 minutes into the game, Tettenhall United's Gregory Fox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rod Fleming made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. After 78 minutes of play, West Rainton's Jerry Bradfield made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robin Pitts was left in no man's land by his defense there! 5-1 became the score in the 83rd minute when Nigel Cawood elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gregory Fox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Fleming having to interfere. Gregory Fox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Fleming having to interfere. Tettenhall United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.