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Bourne End Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 8 minutes, Crispin Trusswell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bourne End and the Barnsley players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Bourne End:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Barnsley:s goal. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Rupert Niven got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Phil Bower made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guy Rayner in the 15th minute of play. If Guy Rayner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bourne End booed when Barnsley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominic Bradley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rupert Niven sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guy Rayner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Thomas Bartrup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rupert Niven in the 32nd minute of play forced Barnsley's goalkeeper Joe Dennison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 37 played minutes, Barnsley's George Stevens shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Phil Bower came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Barnsley reached it. In the 41st minute, one of Bourne End:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bourne End. Dom Jones hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thomas Bartrup was the one to do the kick off. Joe Dennison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Bartrup, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. A collision led to Barnsley getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Dale Atkins hit a great ball. Dominic Bradley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Phil Bower tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dominic Bradley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Bartrup sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Bartrup fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joe Dennison having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Thomas Bartrup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joe Dennison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomas Bartrup sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Phil Bower didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. With a little luck, Bourne End's Phil Bower got control of the ball when Dominic Bradley tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dominic Bradley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Patrick Murphy fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bourne End's protests and gave Patrick Murphy a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Patrick Murphy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dominic Bradley got free with Phil Bower in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guy Rayner in the 90th minute of play forced Bourne End's goalkeeper Phil Bower to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Thomas Bartrup managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bourne End's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Bartrup was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Barnsley walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.