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Eltham Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Eltham's Gus Santos 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. Rob Snowdon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vic Wicks went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rob Snowdon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vic Wicks's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Mattias Sharples was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eltham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lambeth FC the free kick. Mattias Sharples hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When Gus Santos fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eltham's protests and gave Gus Santos a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Eltham's Gus Santos got a free kick in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vic Wicks in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rob Snowdon saved Eltham from getting behind. Gus Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Edward Pearson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vic Wicks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rob Snowdon was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Ethan Airton made a precise shot to the right of Rob Snowdon. Eltham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, Vic Wicks notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Eltham's Rob Snowdon. Rob Snowdon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ethan Airton scored 0-5 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rob Snowdon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edward Pearson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gus Santos in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frazer Cartwright in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edward Pearson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rob Snowdon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vic Wicks, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Kieran Chandler's late challenge caught a Lambeth FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kieran Chandler helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Eltham getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Kieran Chandler hit a great ball. Vic Wicks succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 60th playminute. Rob Snowdon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ethan Airton, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Freddie Dryden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rob Snowdon having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Lambeth FC's Freddie Dryden dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. Lambeth FC's Ethan Airton got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Vic Wicks kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rob Snowdon. That made the score 0-8 in the 76 minute of play. If Crispin Boyd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kieran Chandler in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edward Pearson saved Lambeth FC from getting behind. Keanu Helks's late challenge caught a Lambeth FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Keanu Helks helped the player get up and apologised. Keanu Helks hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Rob Snowdon was a little too slow when Vic Wicks got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 1-9. Vic Wicks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rob Snowdon having to interfere. Lambeth FC played a much better game than Eltham and deserved their victory. The Eltham players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.