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Alwinton
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) After 2 played minutes Alwinton FC got a freekick which was hit by Jools Topham. Alwinton FC's Connor Rouse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vince Duckworth in the 4th minute of play. Joe Gower sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute Joe Gower shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Connor Rouse saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliberto Inge got free with Philip Frost in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Philip Frost was a little too slow when Feliberto Inge got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Alwinton FC booed when Shoeburyness City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graeme Littlechild didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Shoeburyness City getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Vince Duckworth hit a great ball. Danny Bowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Frost having to interfere. Vince Duckworth scored 1-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Connor Rouse, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Danny Bowler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Philip Frost made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Feliberto Inge sent off a good shot on target. Shoeburyness City's Philip Frost played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Danny Bowler in the 41st minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Alwinton FC's Feliberto Inge sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Philip Frost narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Danny Bowler to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Shoeburyness City's goal looked a bit too open when Feliberto Inge came free, but Philip Frost reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Joe Gower hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Philip Frost came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Alwinton FC's Danny Bowler. But to his dismay, Danny Bowler quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The supporters of Shoeburyness City booed when Alwinton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danny Bowler didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Shoeburyness City's Graeme Littlechild got a free kick in the 65th minute. After 66 played minutes Shoeburyness City got a freekick which was hit by David Leighton. Alwinton FC's Don Cotterill got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alwinton FC's Connor Rouse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Gower in the 71st minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Feliberto Inge cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Philip Frost was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Don Cotterill sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danny Bowler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Shoeburyness City's Derek Dewhirst got a free kick in the 88th minute. Philip Frost stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Danny Bowler's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Don Cotterill might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Philip Frost. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Cotterill ran back to his position shaking his head. Philip Frost made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Bond in the 95th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Alwinton FC fully deserved thier win.