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Corby
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Greg Morgan got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Corby getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Wes Louis hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Jim Cain had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felix Wardle. Corby's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jim Cain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 9th minute, Isaac Ramsay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Kris Cuss in the 10th minute really tested Doug Warner's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Doug Warner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ozzy Lamb in the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to Grantham Town getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Carl Bartlett hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Jim Cain notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Corby's Felix Wardle. Felix Wardle was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 22 minutes into the game, Grantham Town's Jim Cain nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Wardle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Isaac Ramsay took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felix Wardle. Felix Wardle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 32 minutes into the match, Grantham Town's goal looked a bit too open when Ozzy Lamb came free, but Doug Warner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jim Cain in the 34th minute of play forced Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doug Warner made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Nial Crittenden sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, Grantham Town's goalkeeper Doug Warner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ozzy Lamb. Felix Wardle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carl Bartlett in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Isaac Ramsay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felix Wardle was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Kris Cuss's late challenge caught a Grantham Town's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kris Cuss helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th match minute, Corby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kris Cuss to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jim Cain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felix Wardle was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Doug Warner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ozzy Lamb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Isaac Ramsay was the one to do the kick off. Jermaine Lomas charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jermaine Lomas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jermaine Lomas kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ozzy Lamb in the 54th minute of play forced Grantham Town's goalkeeper Doug Warner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57thth minute of the game Nial Crittenden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grantham Town's Doug Warner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jim Cain. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ramsay in the 62nd minute of play forced Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jermaine Lomas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Felix Wardle made a huge save. When Corby's Nial Crittenden in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grantham Town's goalie prevented a goal. With 70 minutes on the clock, Albert Newman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Grantham Town:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Corby:s goal. The referee gave Corby a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Kris Cuss, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Grantham Town's Doug Warner. 1-5. Doug Warner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nial Crittenden, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Jim Cain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Felix Wardle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Greg Morgan fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Corby's protests and gave Greg Morgan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Grantham Town booed when Corby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Greg Morgan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carl Bartlett received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Felix Wardle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Corby's Felix Wardle got control of the ball when Jim Cain tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 93 minutes into the game, Andrew Albright threw the ball into play from the sideline. Grantham Town's Beinn Reid quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ken Preece hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corby's goalkeeper Felix Wardle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grantham Town's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.