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Shepshed Stadium
Spectators: 5020 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Laurence Garner made the kick off which started today's match. Orson Daly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tod Lowe in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Garner in the 12th minute of play forced Psycho Squad's goalkeeper Brian Hurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denny Clayton's late challenge caught a Fanboy Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denny Clayton helped the player get up and apologised. 13 minutes into the match, Laurence Garner notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Psycho Squad's Brian Hurst. Brian Hurst was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brian Hurst made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurence Garner in the 17th minute of play. Laurence Garner struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Brian Hurst didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fanboy Utd. When Fanboy Utd's Laurence Garner in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Psycho Squad's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Alec Leather sped through Psycho Squad's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Brian Hurst. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tod Lowe in the 28th minute of play forced Fanboy Utd's goalkeeper Orson Daly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Psycho Squad's Denny Clayton got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Psycho Squad's zone, Laurence Garner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Brian Hurst came out of the goal and Laurence Garner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fanboy Utd's Orson Daly played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tod Lowe in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Garner in the 43rd minute of play forced Psycho Squad's goalkeeper Brian Hurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Dibb kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Psycho Squad's Brian Hurst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alec Leather in the 45th minute of play. Psycho Squad's Brian Hurst played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurence Garner in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tod Lowe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nial Stevens charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nial Stevens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Brian Hurst made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alec Leather in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Laurence Garner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brian Hurst was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Brian Hurst took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurence Garner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Denny Clayton was shown his second yellow card after 59 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 60 played minutes Psycho Squad got a freekick which was hit by Denny Clayton. When Alec Leather came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Fanboy Utd 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 Alec Leather couldn't finish the play. Laurence Garner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Brian Hurst read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 74th minute Nial Stevens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orson Daly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurence Garner in the 78th minute of play forced Psycho Squad's goalkeeper Brian Hurst to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Alec Leather's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brian Hurst was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After having played for 84 minutes, Laurence Garner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fanboy Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laurence Garner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Psycho Squad's Brian Hurst proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Psycho Squad from getting a goal against them. Alec Leather's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Brian Hurst firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Tod Lowe fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Psycho Squad's protests and gave Tod Lowe a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd match minute, Psycho Squad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tod Lowe to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the game, Psycho Squad's Nial Stevens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orson Daly made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Fanboy Utd's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.