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Brierley Hill Stadiu
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felix Nassau-Weilburg took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Mark Diederich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Nassau-Weilburg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Kachel's late challenge caught a Brierley Hill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivan Kachel helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Stanway's Ivan Kachel got a free kick in the 6th minute. Felix Nassau-Weilburg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 12 minutes, Felix Nassau-Weilburg made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Brierley Hill FC's Hayden Bartrup tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Stanway's Claus Hasselbach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Stanway from getting a goal against them. In the 20th minute of the match Ivan Kachel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hayden Bartrup skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Felix Nassau-Weilburg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hayden Bartrup was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Brierley Hill FC's Jeff Cousins got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivan Kachel kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. When Liam Feldstein came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Stanway 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 Liam Feldstein couldn't finish the play. Eddie Knubel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hayden Bartrup having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Knubel in the 36th minute of play forced Brierley Hill FC's goalkeeper Hayden Bartrup to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddie Knubel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Stanway booed when Brierley Hill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keith Wilkinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeff Cousins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claus Hasselbach having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeff Cousins was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th match minute, Brierley Hill FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jermaine Wooding to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Mark Diederich made a precise shot to the right of Hayden Bartrup. Brierley Hill FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Knubel in the 69th minute of play forced Brierley Hill FC's goalkeeper Hayden Bartrup to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vance Barr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claus Hasselbach having to interfere. Eddie Knubel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Hayden Bartrup tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brierley Hill FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Eddie Knubel 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. 92 minutes into the match, Stanway's goal looked a bit too open when Vance Barr came free, but Claus Hasselbach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fitz Hartley during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Brierley Hill FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Fitz Hartley hit a great ball. Brierley Hill FC's Hayden Bartrup played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Nassau-Weilburg in the 98th minute of play.