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Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Carl Bartlett hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Doug Warner was a little too slow when Joe Whalley got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. With a little luck, Grantham Town's Doug Warner got control of the ball when Oliver Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joe Whalley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doug Warner was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Grantham Town's Doug Warner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Grantham Town from getting a goal against them. Doug Warner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joe Whalley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Grantham Town's Carl Bartlett got a free kick in the 14th minute. Grantham Town's Doug Warner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Grantham Town from getting a goal against them. Bernie Lucas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jim Cain's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Theale AVFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Ramsay came free, but Bernie Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Theale AVFC's Joe Whalley ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Doug Warner. Doug Warner yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Bernie Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Ramsay in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Theale AVFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Cain came free, but Bernie Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isaac Ramsay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernie Lucas having to interfere. 33 minutes into the game, Nick Lawless was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Theale AVFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grantham Town the free kick. Isaac Ramsay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ramsay in the 39th minute of play forced Theale AVFC's goalkeeper Bernie Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jermaine Lomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zane Seagrave fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Theale AVFC's protests and gave Zane Seagrave a yellow card for diving instead. Zane Seagrave kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Grantham Town's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Joe Whalley scored to the left of an out of position Doug Warner, making the score, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joe Whalley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jim Cain who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Bernie Lucas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 54 minutes of play, Theale AVFC's Joe Whalley made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doug Warner was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Santos in the 57th minute of play forced Grantham Town's goalkeeper Doug Warner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernie Lucas stood somewhat misplaced when Jermaine Lomas came free in front of goal and shot 4-1 to the left of him in the 59 minute. After a rather tough play, Theale AVFC's Zane Seagrave got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 68th minute, Carl Bartlett made a precise shot to the right of Bernie Lucas. Theale AVFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After 71 played minutes Theale AVFC got a freekick which was hit by Joe Whalley. In the 75th minute Oliver Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doug Warner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zane Seagrave got his second yellow card in the match during the 76th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Zane Seagrave hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Jermaine Lomas got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 4-3 in the right cross in the 83rd match minute before Bernie Lucas had time to react. Oliver Santos hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A collision led to Theale AVFC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Joe Whalley hit a great ball. Bernie Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Ramsay in the 89th minute of the match. Bernie Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Bartlett in the 91st minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Theale AVFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Grantham Town had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.