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Spectators: 7979 (Terracing: 5985, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Noel Friebe started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Barry Peat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dover Athletic FC's Daryl Simms got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. byby Im Bored.com's Richard Verity played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daryl Simms in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to byby Im Bored.com getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Callum Potter hit a great ball. Barry Peat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Verity having to interfere. Richard Verity took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daryl Simms, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, byby Im Bored.com's goal looked a bit too open when Daryl Simms came free, but Richard Verity reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Dover Athletic FC's Daryl Simms nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Richard Verity made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Barry Peat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Verity having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daryl Simms in the 41st minute of play forced byby Im Bored.com's goalkeeper Richard Verity to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes, Lucas Rundell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the byby Im Bored.com and the Dover Athletic FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to byby Im Bored.com getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Lucas Rundell hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daryl Simms was the one to do the kick off. Damian Digby received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Richard Verity came out and tried to block the shot, but Damian Digby slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute, Damian Digby ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard Verity was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Kevin West took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Friebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The attack was good, but when Daryl Simms in the 74th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dover Athletic FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! The referee gave byby Im Bored.com a penalty, 78 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodney May, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Dover Athletic FC's Kevin West. 1-3. 82 minutes into the game, Dover Athletic FC's Barry Peat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Richard Verity made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Joel Bowler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Richard Verity tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Bowler struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Richard Verity didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dover Athletic FC. After having played for 89 minutes, Joel Bowler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dover Athletic FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Bowler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paul Armstrong struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Richard Verity didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dover Athletic FC. When the match was over Dover Athletic FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than byby Im Bored.com throughout the match.