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Wakefield Astrodome
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Darryl Simpson got the match started through his kick off. Duncan Farrell spun around in front of the goal 4 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Wakefield Wanderers's goal. Kristian Sykes was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Leon Slater. Alastair Quantrill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Kristian Sykes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Louie Hicks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duncan Farrell in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Troyes FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ronan Bittner hit a great ball. The Wakefield Wanderers fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Wakefield Wanderers's Darryl Simpson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Troyes FC were furious when Ruben Dickens was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Wakefield Wanderers's Darryl Simpson got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carl Dodgson made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Darryl Simpson in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kristian Sykes saved Troyes FC from getting behind. The nice shot from Carl Dodgson in the 55thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Louie Hicks had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Darryl Simpson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th match minute, Wakefield Wanderers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nial Sherman to maneuver through the defense. When Cliff Whittington came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Troyes 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 Cliff Whittington couldn't finish the play. When Conan Blake fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wakefield Wanderers's protests and gave Conan Blake a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Wakefield Wanderers getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Conan Blake hit a great ball. Troyes FC's Cliff Whittington got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Louie Hicks made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Dodgson in the 71st minute. Duncan Farrell charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duncan Farrell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Carl Dodgson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Louie Hicks was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Jeff Duffy's late challenge caught a Troyes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeff Duffy helped the player get up and apologised. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Carl Dodgson sped through Wakefield Wanderers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Louie Hicks. When Nial Sherman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 85 minutes had been played. After 85 played minutes Wakefield Wanderers got a freekick which was hit by Nial Sherman. In the 94th minute of the match Leon Slater sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kristian Sykes skillfully saved the ball. Mike Hunter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.