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Bishop's Stortford
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Plaza Mayor's Aaron Norton started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lawrence Pearson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Talbot, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Lawrence Pearson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rich Cuss in the 11th minute of play. When Rich Cuss came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Woolly 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 Rich Cuss couldn't finish the play. When Rich Cuss came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Woolly 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 Rich Cuss couldn't finish the play. After 29 minutes, Stan Hilditch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Woolly FC and the Plaza Mayor players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Woolly FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Stan Hilditch hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Plaza Mayor's Nicky Harrison got a free kick in the 31st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Plaza Mayor's zone, Sam Talbot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lawrence Pearson came out of the goal and Sam Talbot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ash Tandy fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plaza Mayor's protests and gave Ash Tandy a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Nicky Harrison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plaza Mayor's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicky Harrison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joe Boyd breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Rich Cuss made the kick off in the second half. Lawrence Pearson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rich Cuss in the 53rd minute of play. Sam Talbot might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lawrence Pearson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sam Talbot ran back to his position shaking his head. Plaza Mayor's Lawrence Pearson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Gillow in the 59th minute of play. Reg Rice hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 69 minutes, Jacob Elding mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Woolly FC and the Plaza Mayor players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th minute, Jacob Elding hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the match, Sam Talbot notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Plaza Mayor's Lawrence Pearson. Lawrence Pearson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rich Cuss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Lawrence Pearson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Plaza Mayor's Ash Tandy got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute, Sam Talbot ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lawrence Pearson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Lawrence Pearson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rich Cuss in the 87th minute of the match. Rich Cuss hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. If Aaron Norton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Plaza Mayor players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Woolly FC.