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Hackney Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dean Tabb got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes A.C green lions got a freekick which was hit by Marek Homes. In the 8th minute, A.C green lions's Marek Homes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Marek Homes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of A.C green lions protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Marek Homes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 8th minute, Marek Homes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute Dean Tabb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Kerfoot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Verne Armstrong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Les Ring tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Verne Armstrong fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C green lions's protests and gave Verne Armstrong a yellow card for diving instead. Verne Armstrong kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to Hackney FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Lee Folan hit a great ball. Kyle Jobson took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Les Ring. Les Ring dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 22 minutes into the game, Hackney FC's Al Potterton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. William Kerfoot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. William Kerfoot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jude Higginson in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Hackney FC's Al Potterton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. William Kerfoot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. William Kerfoot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jude Higginson in the 32nd minute of play. William Kerfoot was a little too slow when Alec Hird got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 3-1. 36 minutes into the match, Jude Higginson notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of A.C green lions's William Kerfoot. William Kerfoot was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alec Hird got free with William Kerfoot in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 47th minute, Dean Tabb left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hackney FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Russell Lynam made a kick off. Zane Crabtree's late challenge caught a A.C green lions's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zane Crabtree helped the player get up and apologised. 53 minutes into the game, one of Hackney FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The supporters of A.C green lions booed when Hackney FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Al Potterton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dean Tabb scored 7-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of William Kerfoot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute Jude Higginson suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. When Marek Brownlow fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C green lions's protests and gave Marek Brownlow a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to A.C green lions getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Marek Brownlow hit a great ball. Sebastien Cooke might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over William Kerfoot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastien Cooke ran back to his position shaking his head. Glenn Beavan charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Glenn Beavan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to A.C green lions getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Glenn Beavan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Russell Lynam in the 88th minute of play forced Hackney FC's goalkeeper Les Ring to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dean Tabb hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When Marek Brownlow came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the A.C green lions 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 Marek Brownlow couldn't finish the play. After having played for 92 minutes, Verne Armstrong managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.C green lions's supporters crossed their fingers, but Verne Armstrong was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Russell Lynam received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Les Ring came out and tried to block the shot, but Russell Lynam slotted it home off the left post making it 8-3 in the 95th minute. After 99 minutes, Dean Tabb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hackney FC and the A.C green lions players grew even worse after the yellow card.