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The Stoke Stadium
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) FC Cuza-Voda's Brynn Parkin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The crowd rose to their feet as Buster Hedley kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andy Colton. That made the score 1-0 in the 2 minute of play. Benji Swallow charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benji Swallow the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Cuza-Voda getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Benji Swallow hit a great ball. Kirk Clapham's late challenge caught a Stoke Lodge Rovers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kirk Clapham helped the player get up and apologised. After 10 played minutes FC Cuza-Voda got a freekick which was hit by Kirk Clapham. Rio Lambley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Rowan Pye-Finch tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rowan Pye-Finch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cliff Budden in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, William Haylock left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stoke Lodge Rovers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 21st minute Benji Swallow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rowan Pye-Finch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Stoke Lodge Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Benji Swallow came free, but Rowan Pye-Finch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rowan Pye-Finch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cliff Budden in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, FC Cuza-Voda's goalkeeper Andy Colton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Haylock. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Josh Hartley sped through FC Cuza-Voda's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andy Colton. The crowd rose to their feet as Buster Hedley kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andy Colton. That made the score 4-0 in the 30 minute of play. If Cliff Budden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the match, FC Cuza-Voda's goalkeeper Andy Colton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Haylock. In the 41st minute of the match, Gary Brook tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andy Colton saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gary Brook in the 44th minute of play forced FC Cuza-Voda's goalkeeper Andy Colton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rio Lambley struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Rowan Pye-Finch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Cuza-Voda. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cliff Budden in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rowan Pye-Finch prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gary Brook to strike the kick off in the second half. Andy Colton came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Stoke Lodge Rovers's William Haylock. But to his dismay, William Haylock quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. If Cliff Budden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rowan Pye-Finch was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Brynn Parkin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brynn Parkin really showed his touch with that goal: 5-2. After 69 minutes of play FC Cuza-Voda's Benji Swallow was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Stoke Lodge Rovers booed when FC Cuza-Voda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benji Swallow didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute Cliff Budden suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. FC Cuza-Voda made a substitution. Blair Blewitt replaced Cliff Budden. 80 minutes into the match, FC Cuza-Voda's Blair Blewitt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rowan Pye-Finch narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Buster Hedley kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Blair Blewitt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Blair Blewitt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rowan Pye-Finch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Blewitt in the 90th minute of play. William Haylock scored 6-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Andy Colton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Stoke Lodge Rovers support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.