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Hedge End Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ashley Commons got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Hedge End's goal looked a bit too open when Zack Gibson came free, but Jake Jefferies reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Edmunds in the 9th minute of play forced Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Rueben Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Jefferies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Rueben Young shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Jefferies saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Edmunds in the 18th minute of play forced Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Rueben Young made a precise shot to the right of Jake Jefferies. Hedge End's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jake Jefferies didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rueben Young went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Jake Jefferies made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rueben Young in the 25th minute of play. Jake Jefferies made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Pitt in the 26th minute of play. Hedge End's Jake Jefferies played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zack Gibson in the 27th minute of play. If Rueben Young had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Gibson in the 36th minute of play forced Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hedge End getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ashley Commons hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Hedge End's goal looked a bit too open when Zack Gibson came free, but Jake Jefferies reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupert Morrell in the 40th minute of play forced Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Hedge End's Jeffrey Ainge got a free kick in the 45th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rueben Young in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jake Jefferies prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rueben Young in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jake Jefferies prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rueben Young was the one to do the kick off. Jake Jefferies made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Rupert Morrell sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zack Gibson. Jake Jefferies made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rueben Young in the 58th minute of play. Zack Gibson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jake Jefferies firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zack Gibson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Jake Jefferies made a huge save. Rupert Morrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Jake Jefferies tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th match minute, Ilford Town Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Pitt to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Hedge End's Jake Jefferies got control of the ball when Zack Gibson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hedge End's Jake Jefferies played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rueben Young in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zack Gibson. Jake Jefferies was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rueben Young showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 74 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rueben Young in the 77th minute of play forced Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jake Jefferies was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Rueben Young capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rueben Young really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. Jake Jefferies showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rueben Young in the 83rd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Hedge End's goalkeeper Jake Jefferies had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rupert Morrell. Jake Jefferies took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rupert Morrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th match minute, Hedge End was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stuart Hylton to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Zack Gibson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jake Jefferies was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. After a defensive mix-up in Hedge End's zone, Rueben Young stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jake Jefferies came out of the goal and Rueben Young tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rueben Young succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-7. Ilford Town Fc's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.