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Ninfield Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Raphaël Baptista made the kick off which started today's match. Pat Berryman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Callum Beresford in the 8th minute of the match. Arsenio Hustaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphaël Baptista hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Croydon's zone, Jerry Atkins stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wesley Johnstone came out of the goal and Jerry Atkins tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Watford FC booed when Croydon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Callum Beresford didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jerry Atkins scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wesley Johnstone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pat Berryman came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Croydon's Tom Stamer. But to his dismay, Tom Stamer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Jerry Atkins might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wesley Johnstone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jerry Atkins ran back to his position shaking his head. Garry Jefferson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pat Berryman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tom Stamer went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When Arsenio Hustaz came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Watford FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arsenio Hustaz couldn't finish the play. Raphaël Baptista scored 1-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pat Berryman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Arsenio Hustaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 40th minute Tom Stamer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pat Berryman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Callum Beresford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 44 minutes of play, Croydon's Sam Lokongo made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pat Berryman was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Watford FC defense, Tom Stamer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pat Berryman. The Watford FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pat Berryman should have stopped the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jerry Atkins made a kick off. A collision led to Watford FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Tristan Baldwin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Stamer in the 59th minute of play forced Watford FC's goalkeeper Pat Berryman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tristan Baldwin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Tristan Baldwin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Edilberto Tobia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croydon's supporters rose to their feet, but Edilberto Tobia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pat Berryman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vlastimír Jovanović during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th match minute, Croydon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlastimír Jovanović to maneuver through the defense. Anestis Iymperopoulou hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Watford FC's Pat Berryman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Watford FC from getting a goal against them. Pat Berryman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Stamer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the game, Raphaël Baptista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Pat Berryman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Jerry Atkins managed to get in a good position for a shot. Watford FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerry Atkins was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wesley Johnstone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Callum Beresford could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Pat Berryman made a huge save. The supporters of Watford FC booed when Croydon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphaël Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Croydon left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Watford FC.