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Bethnal Green and Ha
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Abraham Eubank made the kick off and thus started the match. If Vince Duckworth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micheal Greenwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wesley Southgate having to interfere. Vince Duckworth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Bethnal Green and Hackney's zone, Joe Gower stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wesley Southgate came out of the goal and Joe Gower tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Nowland kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Philip Frost showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abraham Eubank, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Vince Duckworth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 played minutes Bethnal Green and Hackney got a freekick which was hit by Alf Daly. Vince Duckworth scored 0-3 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wesley Southgate, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 44 minutes of play, Shoeburyness City's Vince Duckworth made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wesley Southgate was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wesley Southgate came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Shoeburyness City's Mick Shipperley. But to his dismay, Mick Shipperley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vince Duckworth was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Joe Gower recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wesley Southgate. Joe Gower showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. In the 59th minute Jonathan Nowland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Frost saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Philip Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Eubank in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Vince Duckworth ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wesley Southgate was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Richie Albright managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bethnal Green and Hackney's supporters rose to their feet, but Richie Albright was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Philip Frost breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Todd Vaughn hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Vince Duckworth managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shoeburyness City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vince Duckworth was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wesley Southgate made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Vince Duckworth sent off a good shot on target. 80 minutes into the match, Bethnal Green and Hackney's goalkeeper Wesley Southgate had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vince Duckworth. After a defensive mix-up in Bethnal Green and Hackney's zone, Vince Duckworth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wesley Southgate came out of the goal and Vince Duckworth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Philip Frost showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Eubank in the 85th minute of the match. Shoeburyness City's Vince Duckworth got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Micheal Greenwood came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Shoeburyness City 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 Micheal Greenwood couldn't finish the play. If Micheal Greenwood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shoeburyness City played a much better game than Bethnal Green and Hackney and deserved their victory. The Bethnal Green and Hackney players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.