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Sliver of glass
Spectators: 7848 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Archie Sansom made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sun Chuan Wen got free with Bobby Blake in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 6 minutes, Martin Pascoe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kingswinford and the Broken bottles FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Martin Pascoe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Jack Routledge dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bobby Blake, 1-0. When Broken bottles FC's Archie Sansom in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kingswinford's goalie prevented a goal. 16 minutes into the game, Kingswinford's Thom Hopgood nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dean Simms made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sun Chuan Wen scored 2-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bobby Blake, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bobby Blake was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Archie Sansom showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 24 minute of play. Vincent Foster hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ivan Washington recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 4-1 became the score in the 30th minute when Sun Chuan Wen elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ivan Washington received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Bobby Blake tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dean Simms came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Kingswinford's Thom Hopgood. But to his dismay, Thom Hopgood quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-3. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thom Hopgood to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Archie Sansom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bobby Blake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dean Simms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thom Hopgood in the 53rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Kingswinford defense, Sun Chuan Wen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bobby Blake. The Kingswinford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bobby Blake should have stopped the shot. If Archie Sansom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th play minute Robert Boyce came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dean Simms. 6-4. Broken bottles FC made a substitution. Curtis Claydon replaced Antanas Sabaliauskas. Kingswinford's Sol Haseldine was substituted for Larry Bennett. Broken bottles FC made a substitution. Eddy Moody replaced Archie Sansom. Robert Boyce recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Broken bottles FC's Dean Simms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thom Hopgood in the 78th minute of play. Kingswinford's Bobby Blake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Moody in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Eddy Moody shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bobby Blake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sun Chuan Wen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bobby Blake was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Robert Boyce in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dean Simms, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kingswinford's goalkeeper Bobby Blake, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 94th play minutes Eddy Moody shot 7-4, a short shot which went by Bobby Blake and just under the crossbar into goal. Broken bottles FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.