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Theale meadows
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stan Barber made the kick off which started today's match. Bernie Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Will Nevin in the 3rd minute of play. Oliver Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kilburn, Westbourne Park's Blair Davey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Kilburn, Westbourne Park from getting a goal against them. If Stan Barber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bernie Lucas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ashley Pope went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Kilburn, Westbourne Park's Blair Davey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joe Whalley in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Theale AVFC's Joe Whalley sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Blair Davey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stan Barber in the 20th minute of play forced Theale AVFC's goalkeeper Bernie Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Theale AVFC booed when Kilburn, Westbourne Park was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Will Nevin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nick Lawless hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Bernie Lucas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stan Barber went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barry Griggs in the 33rd minute of play forced Theale AVFC's goalkeeper Bernie Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kilburn, Westbourne Park's Stan Barber got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Theale AVFC's Nick Lawless got a free kick in the 37th minute. Tommy Spears scored 0-3 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernie Lucas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oliver Santos in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Blair Davey, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Stan Barber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernie Lucas having to interfere. After 52 played minutes Theale AVFC got a freekick which was hit by Zane Seagrave. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Theale AVFC's goalkeeper Bernie Lucas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bernie Lucas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 65th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dom Bray. After 73 played minutes Kilburn, Westbourne Park got a freekick which was hit by Tommy Spears. After some careless play in the Kilburn, Westbourne Park defense, Joey Scholey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blair Davey. The Kilburn, Westbourne Park fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blair Davey should have stopped the shot. In the 81st minute, Nick Lawless left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Theale AVFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. In the 84th minute of the match, Will Nevin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bernie Lucas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jonathon Cummings came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bernie Lucas could save by the left post. Will Nevin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernie Lucas having to make a save. Bernie Lucas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Will Nevin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 95 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Kilburn, Westbourne Park left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Theale AVFC.