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The West Royd Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alastair Sugden got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, Sebastian Langford mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Hungry Toads and the Roehampton Raptors players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 2 played minutes The Hungry Toads got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Langford. 8 minutes into the match, Roehampton Raptors's goalkeeper Vinicio Vitin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Snowdon. Martin Snowdon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Vinicio Vitin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeff Armitage got free with Vinicio Vitin in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute, Andre Bullard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as The Hungry Toads's Martin Snowdon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vinicio Vitin. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. When The Hungry Toads's Martin Snowdon in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Roehampton Raptors's goalie prevented a goal. Vinicio Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathan Partridge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinicio Vitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathan Partridge in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Martin Snowdon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vinicio Vitin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 37th match minute, Roehampton Raptors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neymar Neymar to maneuver through the defense. Martin Snowdon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Armando Quadros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Garry Piercy put in a rough tackle. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Roehampton Raptors! The goalkeeper, Vinicio Vitin, was totally fooled by The Hungry Toads's Niall Basham, who 46 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin Snowdon to make the kick off. Vinicio Vitin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Snowdon's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute Martin Snowdon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Vitin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Çağatay Keşif kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the game, Vinnie Allison was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Hungry Toads's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roehampton Raptors the free kick. A collision led to The Hungry Toads getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Vinnie Allison hit a great ball. After 58 minutes of play, The Hungry Toads's Martin Snowdon made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vinicio Vitin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andre Bullard kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Roehampton Raptors's Armando Quadros couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for The Hungry Toads. 66 minutes into the match, Roehampton Raptors's goal looked a bit too open when Nathan Partridge came free, but Vinicio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vinicio Vitin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Snowdon in the 68th minute of play. Roehampton Raptors's Vinicio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Snowdon in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Snowdon in the 71st minute of play forced Roehampton Raptors's goalkeeper Vinicio Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeff Armitage hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute Martin Snowdon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Vitin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, The Hungry Toads's Martin Snowdon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vinicio Vitin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. The supporters of The Hungry Toads booed when Roehampton Raptors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nial Hughes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 played minutes, The Hungry Toads's Niall Basham shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vinicio Vitin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Hungry Toads reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Martin Snowdon managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Hungry Toads's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Snowdon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vinicio Vitin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Woodward in the 95th minute of play forced Roehampton Raptors's goalkeeper Vinicio Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Snowdon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Vinicio Vitin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Hungry Toads's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.