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Pothole Ground
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luke Pilkington kicked off to start the match. When Crazy Chickens London's Ashley Woodier in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Russian Coonts FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Karl Dunlop fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crazy Chickens London's protests and gave Karl Dunlop a yellow card for diving instead. Karl Dunlop hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Eddie Fawcett was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bill Hardcastle showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 17 minute of play. In the 20th minute Ashley Woodier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but James Greaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Russian Coonts FC booed when Crazy Chickens London was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Al Aspinall didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute of the match Blair Dimmock shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eddie Fawcett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Alfred Snowden scored 2-0 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eddie Fawcett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 33 played minutes Luke Pilkington rounded Crazy Chickens London's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0. Eddie Fawcett made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Alfred Snowden sent off a good shot on target. When Karl Dunlop came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Crazy Chickens London 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 Karl Dunlop couldn't finish the play. 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.

In the 52nd minute of the match Gavin Lockwood sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eddie Fawcett skillfully saved the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Al Aspinall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crazy Chickens London's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Russian Coonts FC the free kick. Al Aspinall kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luke Pilkington in the 64th minute of play forced Crazy Chickens London's goalkeeper Eddie Fawcett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Russian Coonts FC's goalkeeper James Greaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luke Pilkington in the 71st minute of play forced Crazy Chickens London's goalkeeper Eddie Fawcett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes of play, Russian Coonts FC's Luke Pilkington made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eddie Fawcett was left in no man's land by his defense there! 81 minutes into the match, Crazy Chickens London's goal looked a bit too open when Alfred Snowden came free, but Eddie Fawcett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfred Snowden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luke Pilkington's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eddie Fawcett read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. After some careless play in the Crazy Chickens London defense, Luke Pilkington kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eddie Fawcett. The Crazy Chickens London fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eddie Fawcett should have stopped the shot. Russian Coonts FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.