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Shooting Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zane Dolby took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes, Orson Kearney mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Easingwold AFC and the HotShots FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Orson Kearney hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Zane Dolby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. HotShots FC's Zane Dolby was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 7th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Pierce Pearce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ryan Spurgeon having to interfere. In the 15th match minute, Easingwold AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaz Markinson to maneuver through the defense. Billie Ingram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zane Dolby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zane Dolby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billie Ingram having to interfere. In the 20thth minute of the game Zane Dolby who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Easingwold AFC's Billie Ingram was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bradley Best fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billie Ingram having to interfere. Billie Ingram came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by HotShots FC's Zane Dolby. But to his dismay, Zane Dolby quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 48 minutes into the match, Zane Dolby had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Billie Ingram. Easingwold AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zane Dolby was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1.

Easingwold AFC's Billie Ingram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Conal Mills in the 54th minute of play. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Easingwold AFC's goalkeeper Billie Ingram, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zane Dolby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Billie Ingram having to interfere. The HotShots FC fans' excitement grew in the 63rd match minute when HotShots FC's Zane Dolby looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Zane Dolby sped through Easingwold AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Billie Ingram. The HotShots FC fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when HotShots FC's Zane Dolby looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Billie Ingram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zane Dolby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chip Nethercott took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Billie Ingram. Billie Ingram dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Billie Ingram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zane Dolby in the 83rd minute of play. HotShots FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bradley Best in the 84th minute. The corner ended in Bradley Best almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Easingwold AFC's Billie Ingram did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zane Dolby in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Billie Ingram prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ryan Spurgeon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ashley Downs, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Zane Dolby managed to get in a good position for a shot. HotShots FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zane Dolby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Billie Ingram breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Jaanek Bošek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zane Dolby in the 99th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Billie Ingram prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the HotShots FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.