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Weston Super Mare St
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rio Bye started the match with the kick off. Gav Burnham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Weston Super Mare FC's Stew Fenton got a free kick in the 10th minute. Weston Super Mare FC's Nial Larham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Prendergast in the 12th minute of play. Simon Prendergast fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nial Larham having to interfere. Gav Burnham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nial Larham having to interfere. Simon Prendergast struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Nial Larham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Legion. Christian Cook in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of William Edworthy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gav Burnham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Nial Larham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Weston Super Mare FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Dom Meehan hit a great ball. Nial Larham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gav Burnham, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthony Griffin during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Anthony Griffin hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Callum Button's late challenge caught a Legion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Callum Button helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Weston Super Mare FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Callum Button hit a great ball. Gav Burnham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stew Fenton hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Kieran Garrett put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of Legion:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Weston Super Mare FC:s goal. In the 47th minute of the game, Weston Super Mare FC got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Simon Prendergast made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Legion's John Burkinshaw got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Christian Cook fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without William Edworthy having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Legion's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Cook came free, but William Edworthy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Weston Super Mare FC booed when Legion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zane Wiley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Prendergast received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Nial Larham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Keiran Davenport fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Legion's protests and gave Keiran Davenport a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Legion getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Keiran Davenport hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Weston Super Mare FC's Dom Meehan tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Weston Super Mare FC's Nial Larham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Weston Super Mare FC from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute of the match, Simon Prendergast got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nial Larham was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Simon Prendergast could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Nial Larham made a huge save. If Keiran Davenport had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.