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Hiltingbury
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Harry Bartrup started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Tommy Wittingham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nath Little in the 3rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Nath Little managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hiltingbury AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nath Little was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Wittingham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Hiltingbury AFC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Dane Bzeu hit a great ball. Hiltingbury AFC were furious when Jeff Selby was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 11 minutes into the game, one of Hiltingbury AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gus Parry shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Harry Bartrup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antony Bzeu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kirk Butterfield had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antony Bzeu came free with the goalkeeper in the 36th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tommy Wittingham could save by the left post. Mancunian Spurs's Harry Bartrup got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 39 minutes into the game, Bradley Dobson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hiltingbury AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mancunian Spurs the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony Bzeu in the 41st minute of play forced Mancunian Spurs's goalkeeper Tommy Wittingham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tommy Wittingham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antony Bzeu in the 44th minute. Kristian Senior recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Mancunian Spurs's zone, Antony Bzeu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tommy Wittingham came out of the goal and Antony Bzeu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 47 minutes, Tim Elliott mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mancunian Spurs and the Hiltingbury AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tim Elliott kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antony Bzeu made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Antony Bzeu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Wittingham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calum Galloway took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tommy Wittingham. Tommy Wittingham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Antony Bzeu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Wittingham having to interfere. If Dane Bzeu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tommy Wittingham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antony Bzeu's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. After having played for 64 minutes, Calum Galloway managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hiltingbury AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Calum Galloway was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute, Antony Bzeu 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. Antony Bzeu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Hiltingbury AFC's Kristian Senior got a free kick in the 78th minute. If Antony Bzeu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 86 minutes, Dane Bzeu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hiltingbury AFC and the Mancunian Spurs players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Hiltingbury AFC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Dane Bzeu hit a great ball. Harry Bartrup received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Chaz Wedlock came out and tried to block the shot, but Harry Bartrup slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calum Galloway in the 93rd minute of play forced Mancunian Spurs's goalkeeper Tommy Wittingham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes Mancunian Spurs got a freekick which was hit by Tim Elliott. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hiltingbury AFC fully deserved thier win.