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Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 8150 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 163) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Bell started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Hockley AFC booed when Manchester City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Claydon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Leo Bell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Pearce was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, Manchester City's Dan Saville sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeffrey Nevin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Frank Pearce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Bell, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Leo Bell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester City's Frank Pearce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Leo Bell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Leo Bell made a precise shot to the right of Frank Pearce. Manchester City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Jeffrey Nevin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester City. Lawrence Crayon kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Frank Pearce didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joseph Hubbard went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki got free with Jeffrey Nevin in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manchester City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Geoffrey De Bougne in the 45th minute. The corner ended in Geoffrey De Bougne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hockley AFC's Jeffrey Nevin did a great save. With a little luck, Hockley AFC's Jeffrey Nevin got control of the ball when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hockley AFC's Jeffrey Nevin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Hockley AFC from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Peter Avery hit a great ball. Frank Pearce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trevor Lyons in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute of the match, Oliver Watson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Frank Pearce saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leo Bell struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Frank Pearce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hockley AFC. Frank Pearce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Watson, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Frank Pearce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Watson in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Manchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Watson came free, but Frank Pearce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Manchester City's Frank Pearce got control of the ball when Jason Seagrave tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anthony Carey recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rd minute, Blair Hedges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hockley AFC's Jeffrey Nevin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Carey in the 86th minute of play. Anthony Carey blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeffrey Nevin having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Carey in the 87th minute of play forced Hockley AFC's goalkeeper Jeffrey Nevin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Manchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Bell came free, but Frank Pearce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Manchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Bell came free, but Frank Pearce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Hockley AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hockley AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.