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Stone
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Luke Rockett made the kick off and thus started the match. A hard shot by Barry Beadel from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Tristram Kennedy's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 8th minute, Reggie Kearney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Damien Hendley shot from long distance in the 9th minute, but Tristram Kennedy was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 11th minute, RangersRangers's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Al Woodman fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Al Woodmans short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Tristram Kennedy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 14 minutes, Matthew Hutchins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stone and the RangersRangers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Matthew Hutchins hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Trey Floyd hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. When Matthew Hutchins was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 17 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Stone's Matthew Hutchins got a free kick in the 18th minute. Tristram Kennedy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Al Woodman in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Trey Floyd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, RangersRangers's Dane Howarth sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sean Drysdale narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 29 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for RangersRangers! The referee gave Stone a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Damien Hendley, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of RangersRangers's Tristram Kennedy. 1-0. Dane Howarth struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Sean Drysdale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RangersRangers. Tristram Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Rockett in the 38th minute of the match. Al Woodman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Tristram Kennedy made a huge save. A collision led to RangersRangers getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Trey Floyd hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, RangersRangers's goalkeeper Tristram Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Al Woodman. The crowd rose to their feet as Al Woodman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tristram Kennedy. That made the score 2-0 in the 43 minute of play.

Al Woodman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tristram Kennedy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Al Woodman's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Al Woodman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stone fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 68th minute Nial Reid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristram Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al Woodman took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tristram Kennedy. Tristram Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After a rather tough play, Stone's Luke Rockett got a free kick in the 76th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Trey Floyd was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RangersRangers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stone the free kick. The supporters of Stone booed when RangersRangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Trey Floyd didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tristram Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Al Woodman in the 85th minute of play. Al Woodman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Al Woodman came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Stone 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 Al Woodman couldn't finish the play. After having played for 94 minutes, Steve Younger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Steve Younger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stone's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.