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Evington Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rupert Blacknell took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Grant Mason took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Thom Daly to make any attempt to save it. If Stan Meadowcroft had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Evington's Ash Forrest dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Thom Daly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rhys Moss, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Bryan Short fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus's protests and gave Bryan Short a yellow card for diving instead. Bryan Short hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Rupert Blacknell scored 2-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Glen Blake, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Glen Blake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rupert Blacknell in the 28th minute of play. After having played for 29 minutes, Grant Mason managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Evington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grant Mason was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32ndth minute of the game Rupert Blacknell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Evington's Glen Blake was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Grant Mason dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thom Daly, 3-1. 37 minutes into the match, Evington's goal looked a bit too open when Rupert Blacknell came free, but Glen Blake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Ash Forrest managed to get in a good position for a shot. Evington's supporters rose to their feet, but Ash Forrest was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thom Daly breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Ash Forrest took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Thom Daly to make any attempt to save it. In the 43rd minute, Ash Forrest got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Grant Mason sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Grant Mason stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Casey Trotter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Stan Meadowcroft received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Thom Daly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tristram Reed hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Juventus's Thom Daly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stan Meadowcroft in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 78 minutes, David Bambrook managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Juventus's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Bambrook was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Grant Mason notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Juventus's Thom Daly. Thom Daly was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Evington's Ash Forrest got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.