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Bakewell Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Simon Kempson made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute The Rifles were awarded a corner. Duncan Crossley went to the cornerflag to take it. If Seb Hall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Simon Kempson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 minutes, Lucas Lonsdale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Rifles and the Bakewell players grew even worse after the yellow card. Lucas Lonsdale hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Simon Kempson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rich Armstrong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rod Flemming having to interfere. Rod Flemming took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rich Armstrong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Rifles's Seb Hall got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Wes Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Wes Henderson notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of The Rifles's Rod Flemming. Rod Flemming was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rich Armstrong to strike the kick off in the second half. Rich Armstrong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Bakewell getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Justin Kenna hit a great ball. A collision led to The Rifles getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Dale Titmuss hit a great ball. After 63 played minutes, Bakewell's Don Shaw shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rod Flemming came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bakewell reached it. 65 minutes into the match, Rich Armstrong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rod Flemming. The Rifles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rich Armstrong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Bakewell's Rich Armstrong got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Wes Henderson 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. Seb Hall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rich Frizzell kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Justin Kenna's late challenge caught a The Rifles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justin Kenna helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute, Justin Kenna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bakewell's Warren Hargraves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Bakewell from getting a goal against them. If Wes Henderson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bakewell's Wes Henderson got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wes Henderson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bakewell fans cheered their team off the field, for while The Rifles had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.