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Harold Hill Stadium
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Harold Hill's Ashley Scorfield started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Marty Hartley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olly Gildea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Billy Dexter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marty Hartley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Dexter having to interfere. After having played for 13 minutes, Ash Wing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wirral Rubbish's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ash Wing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wirral Rubbish's Olly Gildea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kyle Parry in the 15 minute of the game. After 19 played minutes Wirral Rubbish got a freekick which was hit by Olly Gildea. Marty Hartley struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Billy Dexter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wirral Rubbish. Olly Gildea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Dexter having to interfere. Albert Cryer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billy Dexter having to interfere. Wirral Rubbish's Marty Hartley got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wirral Rubbish's Ash Wing got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ash Wing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Harold Hill defense, Ash Wing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Billy Dexter. The Harold Hill fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Billy Dexter should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Marty Hartley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albert Cryer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Billy Dexter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sacha Wild in the 58th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ash Wing got free with Billy Dexter in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sacha Wild had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sacha Wild had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wirral Rubbish made a substitution. Jason Sercombe replaced Sacha Wild. If Marty Hartley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Marty Hartley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Billy Dexter was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 87th minute, Louie Bartlett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jason Sercombe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 91 minutes, Ash Wing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wirral Rubbish's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ash Wing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ruben Markinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Wirral Rubbish could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Harold Hill throughout the match.