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Shaftesbury Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bradley Harkness took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gareth Izzard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tris Hicks, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bradley Harkness in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sacha Bowland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Windsor's Sacha Bowland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bradley Harkness in the 8th minute of play. Gareth Izzard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tris Hicks in the 11th minute of the match. Oscar Cunningham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Gareth Izzard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tris Hicks fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Windsor's protests and gave Tris Hicks a yellow card for diving instead. Tris Hicks hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the last second Sacha Bowland throw himself and got hold of the ball when Bradley Harkness in the 17thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 21 minutes into the match, Windsor's Oscar Cunningham sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gareth Izzard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute of the match, Shawn Lane got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sacha Bowland was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In a very dangerous position, a player in Windsor fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! The audience thought a goal was coming when Shawn Lane got free with Sacha Bowland in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sacha Bowland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shawn Lane in the 42nd minute. If Bradley Harkness had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. James Archer's late challenge caught a Shaftesbury FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. James Archer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, James Archer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Bradley Harkness got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 48th minute, Bradley Harkness reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sacha Bowland. The goal made the score 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

After having played for 55 minutes, Shawn Lane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shaftesbury FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shawn Lane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Shaftesbury FC booed when Windsor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shawn Lane blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sacha Bowland having to make a save. The supporters of Shaftesbury FC booed when Windsor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. James Archer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shawn Lane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 65 minutes into the game, Dan Scargill was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Windsor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shaftesbury FC the free kick. The supporters of Shaftesbury FC booed when Windsor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dan Scargill didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shawn Lane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bradley Harkness struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Sacha Bowland didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shaftesbury FC. Bradley Harkness fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sacha Bowland having to interfere. When Bradley Harkness came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Shaftesbury FC 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 Bradley Harkness couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shawn Lane in the 82nd minute of play forced Windsor's goalkeeper Sacha Bowland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Windsor's goalkeeper Sacha Bowland, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Shaftesbury FC's Shawn Lane in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Windsor's goalie prevented a goal. If Bradley Harkness had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sacha Bowland came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Shaftesbury FC's Bradley Harkness. But to his dismay, Bradley Harkness quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Shaftesbury FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.