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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ian Woodier started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Ian Woodier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antony Holbrook was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Zaq Jackson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ian Woodier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute of the match Rich Lineker shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicholas Cheetham showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Franz Ferdinand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antony Holbrook made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Woodier in the 22nd minute of play. In the 29th minute, Zaq Jackson made a precise shot to the right of Nicholas Cheetham. Walthamstow's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Zaq Jackson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franz Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Antony Holbrook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Roger Lumb was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Walthamstow's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kesgrave FC the free kick. Roger Lumb kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Crispin Manson was the one to do the kick off. Sean Hutchinson hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Antony Holbrook made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Franz Ferdinand sent off a good shot on target. Walthamstow's Ian Woodier got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 64 minutes into the game, Sean Hutchinson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kesgrave FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Walthamstow the free kick. A collision led to Kesgrave FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Sean Hutchinson hit a great ball. In the 65th minute of the match Damien Croxford sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antony Holbrook skillfully saved the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Kesgrave FC's goalkeeper Antony Holbrook had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franz Ferdinand. With his leg Antony Holbrook managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Walthamstow's Franz Ferdinand fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 73 played minutes Kesgrave FC got a freekick which was hit by Ben Bonds. Franz Ferdinand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ian Woodier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Antony Holbrook tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ian Woodier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antony Holbrook having to interfere. Antony Holbrook showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Woodier in the 87th minute of the match. Ian Woodier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antony Holbrook having to interfere. If Ian Woodier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Kesgrave FC's Antony Holbrook got control of the ball when Franz Ferdinand tried to sneak it across the goal line. Despite being the better team, Walthamstow failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.