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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Malmesbury's Norman Fry started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Unia Tarnow's Reggie Higgins got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Unia Tarnow's Rory Bevan got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rory Bevan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Oliver Christensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reggie Higgins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Oliver Christensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rory Bevan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Oliver Christensen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliver Christensen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rory Bevan in the 31st minute of play. If Reggie Higgins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jon Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norman Fry in the 41st minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rory Bevan to strike the kick off in the second half. Malmesbury's Oliver Christensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reggie Higgins in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Malmesbury's goal looked a bit too open when Gwyn Letheren came free, but Oliver Christensen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rory Bevan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliver Christensen having to interfere. A collision led to Malmesbury getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Maciej Mielcarz hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the game, Rory Bevan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Oliver Christensen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Malmesbury's Oliver Christensen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rory Bevan in the 75th minute of play. Rory Bevan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malmesbury's Norman Fry got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 81 played minutes Malmesbury got a freekick which was hit by Ray Fitzgerald. Jon Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norman Fry in the 86th minute of play. Kev Freeman made a great header on Malmesbury's corner, it was just that Unia Tarnow's Jon Johnstone managed to reach the ball for a save. After 97 played minutes, Unia Tarnow's Vinnie Bradbury shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Oliver Christensen 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 Unia Tarnow reached it. Unia Tarnow's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.