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Keyworth Meadow
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Gwyn Elding made the kick off and thus started the match. After 7 played minutes Keyworth got a freekick which was hit by Jonny Cartwright. In the 14th minute, David Turner ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ray Ellershaw was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Trevor Lock kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Ashley Bye successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ray Ellershaw showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Turner, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Ray Ellershaw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Turner in the 22nd minute of play. Ray Ellershaw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Turner in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Keyworth's Gwyn Elding dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Gwyn Elding received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ashley Bye tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the match, Darryl Sykes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ray Ellershaw. Keyworth's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Darryl Sykes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Trevor Lock during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Keyworth booed when Coppull FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trevor Lock didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Coppull FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gwyn Elding came free, but Ashley Bye reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Keyworth players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Coppull FC were winning 1-2.

If David Turner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that David Turner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Ellershaw was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Darryl Sykes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Ray Ellershaw skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Darryl Sykes came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ray Ellershaw could save by the left post. Darryl Sykes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When David Turner came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Coppull 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 David Turner couldn't finish the play. Darryl Sykes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ray Ellershaw having to interfere. If David Turner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gwyn Elding had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Keyworth's Ross Featherstone got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If David Turner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Coppull FC's Mattias Fairbank ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ray Ellershaw. Ray Ellershaw yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Ray Ellershaw made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Turner in the 92nd minute of play. The supporters of Coppull FC booed when Keyworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonny Cartwright didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ashley Bye made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwyn Elding in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over Coppull FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Keyworth throughout the match.