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Academia Talent!
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 100) Sam Merrill made the kick off and thus started the match. Danny Canning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Merrill in the 3rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Sam Merrill managed to get in a good position for a shot. birmingham bummers's supporters rose to their feet, but Sam Merrill was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danny Canning breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 9 played minutes F.c. Talent! got a freekick which was hit by Caleb Dunn. 12 minutes into the match, F.c. Talent!'s Joseph Clayton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Norman Wildman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Blair Pack had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danny Canning. F.c. Talent!'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Blair Pack was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Danny Canning stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sam Merrill's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. The supporters of birmingham bummers booed when F.c. Talent! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caleb Dunn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Danny Canning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blair Pack, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Danny Canning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Merrill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Vance Cooke almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but F.c. Talent!'s Danny Canning did a great save. In the 33rd minute, Damon Hutchings hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute F.c. Talent! were awarded a corner. Brian Houghton went to the cornerflag to take it. Danny Canning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Merrill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blair Pack in the 39th minute of play forced F.c. Talent!'s goalkeeper Danny Canning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Danny Canning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Merrill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. F.c. Talent!'s Danny Canning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Merrill in the 55th minute of play. Sean Potterton charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sean Potterton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sam Merrill blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danny Canning having to make a save. After a rather tough play, F.c. Talent!'s Sean Potterton got a free kick in the 59th minute. Blair Packs short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Danny Canning to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Joseph Clayton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Norman Wildman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 66 played minutes birmingham bummers got a freekick which was hit by Marc Bridgeworth. If Gaz Illingworth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.c. Talent!'s goalkeeper Danny Canning, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sam Merrill struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Danny Canning didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for birmingham bummers. In the 78th match minute, F.c. Talent! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sean Potterton to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, F.c. Talent!'s goal looked a bit too open when Sam Merrill came free, but Danny Canning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 81 played minutes, birmingham bummers's Nath Sparkes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Danny Canning came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in birmingham bummers reached it. Gaz Illingworth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Norman Wildman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 played minutes, birmingham bummers's Camron Smith shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Danny Canning came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in birmingham bummers reached it. In the 87th minute of the match Nath Sparkes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danny Canning skillfully saved the ball. When Sam Merrill came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the birmingham bummers 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 Sam Merrill couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, F.c. Talent!'s Danny Canning got control of the ball when Blair Pack tried to sneak it across the goal line. Norman Wildman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joseph Clayton's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. birmingham bummers's Norman Wildman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaz Illingworth in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched birmingham bummers eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.