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Belle Vue
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ritchie Paget started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes, Glyn Hurst made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Outwood FC's Paddy Thackray tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Harleston United's Brad Collier got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Zackary Willoughby fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Outwood FC's protests and gave Zackary Willoughby a yellow card for diving instead. Zackary Willoughby kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Ralf Holland hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Atkinson in the 15th minute of play forced Outwood FC's goalkeeper Paddy Thackray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Bradley Farrell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paddy Thackray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Outwood FC's Reg Banks got a free kick in the 29th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Outwood FC's goal looked a bit too open when Glyn Hurst came free, but Paddy Thackray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 41 minutes, Glyn Hurst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harleston United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Glyn Hurst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paddy Thackray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Glyn Hurst, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Paddy Thackray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bradley Farrell in the 52nd minute of play. Glyn Hurst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paddy Thackray having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Outwood FC's goalkeeper Paddy Thackray had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Glyn Hurst. Paddy Thackray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bradley Farrell, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Harry Atkinson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 74 minutes into the game, one of Outwood FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Glyn Hurst placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After 81 minutes, Ralf Holland mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Outwood FC and the Harleston United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Outwood FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ralf Holland hit a great ball. Paddy Thackray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glyn Hurst, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bradley Farrell struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Paddy Thackray didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Harleston United. Paddy Thackray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Glyn Hurst in the 89th minute. When Ritchie Paget fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Outwood FC's protests and gave Ritchie Paget a yellow card for diving instead. After 90 played minutes Outwood FC got a freekick which was hit by Ritchie Paget. A collision led to Harleston United getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Harvey Ingram hit a great ball. In the 98th minute, Ralf Holland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Harleston United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Outwood FC throughout the match.