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Highbury and Islingt
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Chip Coombe kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Stephen Cox struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Jon Nash didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Highbury and Islington. Highbury and Islington's Ronnie Charles got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jon Nash stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stephen Cox's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Nick Robson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Graham Notley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Ronnie Charles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Highbury and Islington's supporters rose to their feet, but Ronnie Charles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jon Nash breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ronnie Charles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. CJ Sheldon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Stephen Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot. Highbury and Islington's supporters rose to their feet, but Stephen Cox was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jon Nash breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jon Nash acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Aaron Dawes. When Bruce King fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sutton Coldfield's protests and gave Bruce King a yellow card for diving instead. When Ronnie Charles came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Highbury and Islington 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 Ronnie Charles couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Sutton Coldfield's goalkeeper Jon Nash had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stephen Cox. Highbury and Islington's Stephen Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and CJ Sheldon made a kick off. In the 51st minute Aaron Ackroyd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Nash saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CJ Sheldon struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Nick Robson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sutton Coldfield. Jon Nash stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stephen Cox's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Jon Nash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronnie Charles, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Highbury and Islington's Stephen Cox got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Graham Notley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stephen Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jon Nash showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aaron Ackroyd in the 65th minute of the match. Nick Robson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of CJ Sheldon's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stephen Cox in the 75th minute of play forced Sutton Coldfield's goalkeeper Jon Nash to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Stephen Cox 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. In the 81st minute, Gav Mann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Graham Notley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nick Robson having to interfere. Jon Nash took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stephen Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jon Nash stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stephen Cox's shot from short distance in the 94th minute.