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Oswaldtwistle Park
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wayne Shipton made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 5 minutes, Wayne Shipton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alne AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wayne Shipton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Travis Ashton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franz Billing in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Franz Billing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Travis Ashton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Travis Ashton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Mayfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Travis Ashton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wayne Shipton, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute Joel Mayfield shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Travis Ashton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Wayne Shipton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton. Travis Ashton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Travis Ashton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Billing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Mayfield took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Travis Ashton. Travis Ashton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 35 minutes into the match, Al Green notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton. Travis Ashton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wayne Shipton in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, FC ALBIN's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Billing came free, but Travis Ashton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Travis Ashton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wayne Shipton, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Travis Ashton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wayne Shipton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jo Albright to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52ndth minute of the game Wayne Shipton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, FC ALBIN's goalkeeper Travis Ashton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Mayfield. Travis Ashton was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Wayne Shipton capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wayne Shipton really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wayne Shipton in the 65th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, FC ALBIN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eric Smith to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Mayfield got free with Travis Ashton in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jo Albright recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jo Albright during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC ALBIN getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jo Albright hit a great ball. In the 78th minute Wayne Shipton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Travis Ashton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, FC ALBIN's goalkeeper Travis Ashton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franz Billing. FC ALBIN's Travis Ashton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wayne Shipton in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute Wayne Shipton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Travis Ashton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 85 played minutes FC ALBIN got a freekick which was hit by Eric Smith. Franz Billing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Travis Ashton made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Wayne Shipton took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Travis Ashton to make any attempt to save it. 96 minutes into the match, Alne AFC's Joel Mayfield sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Travis Ashton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Alne AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC ALBIN.