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Spectators: 7601 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vinnie Clapham started the match with the kick off. Alexander Swallow fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Deon Norton having to interfere. eMeSWu's Trevor Cheswick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shane Stayton in the 9th minute of play. Fitz Elding hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. If Jeremy Nightingale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shane Stayton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 18 minutes, Ronan Bourton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the eMeSWu and the Boozeon First players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ronan Bourton hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Jeremy Nightingale's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Trevor Cheswick skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Shane Stayton succeeded in the game's 25th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. The audience was convinced that Jeremy Nightingale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trevor Cheswick was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, eMeSWu's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Stayton came free, but Trevor Cheswick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boozeon First's attack was well implemented in the 35th minute, but when Jeremy Nightingale was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Trevor Cheswick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shane Stayton in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, eMeSWu's Trevor Cheswick got control of the ball when Jeremy Nightingale tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Shane Stayton came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Boozeon First 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 Shane Stayton couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in eMeSWu's zone, Romeo Ainge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trevor Cheswick came out of the goal and Romeo Ainge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Shane Stayton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Shane Stayton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Henry Lundy charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henry Lundy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Henry Lundy kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Jeremy Nightingale managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boozeon First's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremy Nightingale was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Trevor Cheswick breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 61 minutes into the match, eMeSWu's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Nightingale came free, but Trevor Cheswick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shane Stayton in the 64th minute of play forced eMeSWu's goalkeeper Trevor Cheswick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, eMeSWu's goal looked a bit too open when Jeremy Nightingale came free, but Trevor Cheswick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Swallow received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Deon Norton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to eMeSWu getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Fitz Elding hit a great ball. eMeSWu's Trevor Cheswick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shane Stayton in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match Boozeon First got a corner. eMeSWu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shane Stayton ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Romeo Ainge got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-0. 84 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, Dale Paget sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Boozeon First's Deon Norton didn't even have to move. A collision led to Boozeon First getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Giles Bilham hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeremy Nightingale in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trevor Cheswick saved eMeSWu from getting behind. Trevor Cheswick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremy Nightingale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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. Boozeon First fully deserved thier win.