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Tufeni Arena
Spectators: 7950 (Terracing: 5964, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denzil Marchant started the match with the kick off. Denzil Marchant struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Jamie Dobson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F C Tufeni. If Billie Morse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zackary Haper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billie Morse in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Alex Warrender reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jamie Dobson. The goal made the score 1-0. Zackary Haper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Ashby in the 19th minute of the match. After 20 played minutes F C Tufeni got a freekick which was hit by Iain Zamora. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Billie Morse managed to get in a good position for a shot. Smallfield FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Billie Morse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zackary Haper breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 22 played minutes F C Tufeni got a freekick which was hit by Robert Tandy. Zackary Haper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billie Morse in the 23rd minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Iain Zamora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F C Tufeni and the Smallfield FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Iain Zamora kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Calvin Hardcastle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Zackary Haper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jamie Dobson made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Ash Bramble sent off a good shot on target. Zackary Haper took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Billie Morse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mark Pilkington hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Calvin Hardcastle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zackary Haper. F C Tufeni's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Calvin Hardcastle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Calvin Hardcastle kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Louis Ashby was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smallfield FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F C Tufeni the free kick. After 45 played minutes Smallfield FC got a freekick which was hit by Louis Ashby. In the 46th minute, Iain Zamora hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, F C Tufeni's goal looked a bit too open when Calvin Hardcastle came free, but Zackary Haper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Calvin Hardcastle made a kick off. When Alex Warrender came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the F C Tufeni 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 Alex Warrender couldn't finish the play. Jay Linford kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After having played for 55 minutes, Calvin Hardcastle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Smallfield FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Calvin Hardcastle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Harry Simms kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Jamie Dobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Warrender, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Harry Simms's late challenge caught a Smallfield FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harry Simms helped the player get up and apologised. When Harry Simms was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 66 minutes had been played. In the 67th match minute, F C Tufeni was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Simms to maneuver through the defense. Louis Ashby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Zackary Haper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in F C Tufeni's zone, Louis Ashby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zackary Haper came out of the goal and Louis Ashby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Billie Morse in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zackary Haper, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Iain Zamora was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, F C Tufeni's Iain Zamora got a free kick in the 85th minute. Zackary Haper made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Billie Morse sent off a good shot on target. After 90 played minutes Smallfield FC got a freekick which was hit by Billie Morse. Despite being the better team, Smallfield FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.