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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. Devon Chiverton started the match with the kick off. When Dom Penn came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Thurmaston City 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 Dom Penn couldn't finish the play. Gareth Stamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lenny Huxtable sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 9thth minute of the game Gareth Stamp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thurmaston City's Jonathon Barnes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Thurmaston City's Nathanial Dunning got a free kick in the 10th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lenny Huxtable got free with Jonathon Barnes in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathon Barnes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gareth Stamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathon Barnes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lenny Huxtable in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gareth Stamp in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathon Barnes saved Thurmaston City from getting behind. Lenny Huxtable recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thurmaston City's Jonathon Barnes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gareth Stamp in the 20th minute of play. Gareth Stamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathon Barnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gareth Stamp in the 33rd minute of play. Jonathon Barnes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lenny Huxtable went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Gareth Stamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathon Barnes having to interfere. Dom Penn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 45 played minutes Real Madrid CF got a freekick which was hit by Will Tyrell. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Jonathon Barnes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gareth Stamp in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Gareth Stamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathon Barnes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathon Barnes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gareth Stamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Gareth Stamp might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonathon Barnes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gareth Stamp ran back to his position shaking his head. Gareth Stamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathon Barnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lenny Huxtable in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Thurmaston City's goal looked a bit too open when Lenny Huxtable came free, but Jonathon Barnes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nathanial Dunning kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Jonathon Barnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gareth Stamp in the 67th minute of play. Nathanial Dunning charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nathanial Dunning the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonathon Barnes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lenny Huxtable in the 68th minute of play. Thurmaston City's Jonathon Barnes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lenny Huxtable in the 71st minute of play. Gareth Stamp struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Jonathon Barnes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Madrid CF. If Lenny Huxtable had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Real Madrid CF getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Will Tyrell hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the game, Robert Bzeu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Thurmaston City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Madrid CF the free kick. A collision led to Thurmaston City getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Robert Bzeu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gareth Stamp in the 84th minute of play forced Thurmaston City's goalkeeper Jonathon Barnes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lenny Huxtable sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathon Barnes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lenny Huxtable went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 93rd match minute, Real Madrid CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Will Tyrell to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Lenny Huxtable sped through Thurmaston City's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jonathon Barnes. Real Madrid CF'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.