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Horsham
Spectators: 5010 (Terracing: 4010, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kevin Woodcock got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Horsham United getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Christof Wagner hit a great ball. When Glyn Salt came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Alveley 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 Glyn Salt couldn't finish the play. After 7 played minutes Horsham United got a freekick which was hit by Julien Drachmann. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alveley's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen was slow to take the kick. During this time Horsham United's players had a chance to rest. After 14th play minutes Dominic Downham shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Joseph Bamberger and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that Kevin Woodcock's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joseph Bamberger was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Leon Reuter charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leon Reuter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Perry Clarkson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Horsham United. 31 minutes into the match, Horsham United's goal looked a bit too open when Glyn Salt came free, but Joseph Bamberger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Louis Hundhammer in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Perry Clarkson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Julien Drachmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julien Drachmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perry Clarkson having to interfere. After having played for 41 minutes, Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Horsham United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Horsham United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Alveley were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julien Drachmann to strike the kick off in the second half. Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Perry Clarkson. Perry Clarkson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Julien Drachmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Perry Clarkson. Alveley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Julien Drachmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Christof Wagner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Horsham United's supporters rose to their feet, but Christof Wagner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Perry Clarkson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Perry Clarkson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julien Drachmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Horsham United's Joseph Bamberger got control of the ball when Dominic Downham tried to sneak it across the goal line. Perry Clarkson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christof Wagner in the 73rd minute of the match. Joseph Bamberger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gordon Ansell in the 74th minute. After 77 minutes, Gordon Ansell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alveley and the Horsham United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Alveley's Gordon Ansell got a free kick in the 77th minute. A collision led to Horsham United getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Leon Reuter hit a great ball. When Horsham United's Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alveley's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Drachmann in the 86th minute of play forced Alveley's goalkeeper Perry Clarkson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perry Clarkson having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Alveley's zone, Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Perry Clarkson came out of the goal and Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Perry Clarkson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jupp von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Alveley's Perry Clarkson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julien Drachmann in the 94th minute of play.