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Thame Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denny Holmes took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Manchester's Eddy McKeown got a free kick in the 4th minute. Eddy McKeown fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rowan Savage having to interfere. Spike Hooker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Rowan Savage made a huge save. When Denny Holmes came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Farnborough 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 Denny Holmes couldn't finish the play. Denny Holmes struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Kurt Miles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Farnborough. Denny Holmes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kurt Miles having to interfere. FC Manchester's Kurt Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denny Holmes in the 33rd minute of play. Winnie Harrison's late challenge caught a FC Manchester's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Winnie Harrison helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Manchester booed when Farnborough was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Winnie Harrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. Len Gardener sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eddy McKeown stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Farnborough getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Marco Overmars hit a great ball. Rowan Savage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spike Hooker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rowan Savage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddy McKeown in the 61st minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Farnborough's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy McKeown came free, but Rowan Savage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denny Holmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Kurt Miles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eddy McKeown sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rowan Savage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Spike Hooker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurt Miles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Len Gardener, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Len Gardener got free with Kurt Miles in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Denny Holmes came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Farnborough 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 Denny Holmes couldn't finish the play. Len Gardener struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Kurt Miles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Farnborough. After 82 played minutes FC Manchester got a freekick which was hit by Ron Connery. Winnie Harrison got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of FC Manchester booed when Farnborough was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Winnie Harrison didn't get a good kick on the ball. Len Gardener in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kurt Miles, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.