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South Benfleet
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Austen Stone took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alistair Kirk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Bob Bensley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Yoxford City booed when South Benfleet FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donald Stamer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfred Hunt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lewis Gordon in the 9th minute of the match. Adrian Lawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Jay Coulson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfred Hunt was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 15 minutes, Austen Stone made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Yoxford City's Bob Bensley tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute Jay Coulson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfred Hunt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22ndth minute of the game Austen Stone who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yoxford City's Bob Bensley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Yoxford City getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Robbie Poate hit a great ball. Ronan Barton hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Alfred Hunt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Lawson in the 33rd minute of the match. Austen Stone had several of the Yoxford City's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 35 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Bob Bensley as he didn't even see the shot coming. South Benfleet FC's Alistair Kirk got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kelvin Rowett during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, South Benfleet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kelvin Rowett to maneuver through the defense. Lewis Gordon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfred Hunt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Alfred Hunt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Lawson in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adrian Lawson was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute Yoxford City were awarded a corner. Lewis Gordon went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Yoxford City's corner Lewis Gordon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alfred Hunt quite easily take care of the ball. Alfred Hunt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Lawson, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When Simon Bellamy came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the South Benfleet 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 Simon Bellamy couldn't finish the play. Alfred Hunt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jay Coulson went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 78th minute of the match, Ronan Barton tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfred Hunt saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 82 minutes into the match, Jay Coulson notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of South Benfleet FC's Alfred Hunt. Alfred Hunt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bob Bensley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alistair Kirk in the 85th minute of the match. When Alistair Kirk came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the South Benfleet 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 Alistair Kirk couldn't finish the play.