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Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 7904 (Terracing: 5970, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 104) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Felix Ring kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brendon Whittingham in the 4th minute of play forced Chelsea Football Club's goalkeeper Sean Byrne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lawrence Knowles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gez Reading in the 5th minute. If John Paul Pitts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Chelsea Football Club getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Anthony Bateman hit a great ball. Sean Byrne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brendon Whittingham, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 22 minutes into the game, when Jerome Davies put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Roseburn Rovers's Jerome Davies got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Lawrence Knowles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gez Reading, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sean Byrne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terry Ryder in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Garry Foster cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Lawrence Knowles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lawrence Knowles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Paul Pitts in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Spike Sheene cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Lawrence Knowles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roseburn Rovers's Lawrence Knowles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Roseburn Rovers from getting a goal against them. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and John Paul Pitts made a kick off. A collision led to Roseburn Rovers getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Nial Dearden hit a great ball. Lawrence Knowles came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Chelsea Football Club's Garry Foster. But to his dismay, Garry Foster quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. 70 minutes into the match, Roseburn Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when John Paul Pitts came free, but Lawrence Knowles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colin Seaward could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Sean Byrne made a huge save. Sean Byrne didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Brendon Whittingham went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Roseburn Rovers getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gaz Dothery hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gez Reading in the 87th minute of play forced Roseburn Rovers's goalkeeper Lawrence Knowles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Brendon Whittingham dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sean Byrne, 7-3.