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West Buckland Park
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wes Hurren started the match with the kick off. Andre Duke kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Rupert Barton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kristopher Rowell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niall Pryor, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Jools Button left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The West Buckland AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Fakenham's Kristopher Rowell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Fakenham from getting a goal against them. After 18 minutes of play, Fakenham's Rupert Barton made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joe Bridgewater was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Fakenham's goal looked a bit too open when Andre Duke came free, but Kristopher Rowell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristopher Rowell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niall Pryor in the 24th minute of the match. Andre Duke struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Kristopher Rowell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for West Buckland AFC. Rupert Barton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Joe Bridgewater tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rupert Barton came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Fakenham 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 Rupert Barton couldn't finish the play. Kristopher Rowell was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Niall Pryor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Niall Pryor really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. With a little luck, Fakenham's Kristopher Rowell got control of the ball when Jools Button tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martyn Charie's late challenge caught a West Buckland AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martyn Charie helped the player get up and apologised. Martyn Charie kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 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 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Niall Pryor made a kick off. Fakenham's Kristopher Rowell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niall Pryor in the 54th minute of play. Fakenham's Kristopher Rowell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niall Pryor in the 59th minute of play. Joe Bridgewater was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Rupert Barton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rupert Barton really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Kristopher Rowell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niall Pryor, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Tris Willmott sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wes Hurren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kristopher Rowell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niall Pryor, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Kristopher Rowell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niall Pryor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jools Button blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kristopher Rowell having to make a save. Jools Button's late challenge caught a Fakenham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jools Button helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes West Buckland AFC got a freekick which was hit by Jools Button. Johnnie Roche who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Joe Bridgewater when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 86 minutes of play, West Buckland AFC's Andre Duke made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristopher Rowell was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jools Button might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristopher Rowell. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jools Button ran back to his position shaking his head. Kristopher Rowell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niall Pryor, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. West Buckland AFC had played much better football throughout.