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Cleethorpes Park
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Cleethorpes's Pete Liddle 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. Sean Ridgeway sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Pete Liddle got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 6 minutes into the game, Denny Braithwaite was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barking's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cleethorpes the free kick. The supporters of Cleethorpes booed when Barking was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denny Braithwaite didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denny Braithwaite hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Stan Winfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Groves in the 10th minute of the match. With his leg Liam Cambridge managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Cleethorpes's Sean Ridgeway fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Walter Simpson fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cleethorpes's protests and gave Walter Simpson a yellow card for diving instead. Walter Simpson hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Barking's Richard Groves got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Pete Liddle took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Liam Cambridge to make any attempt to save it. In the 29th minute, Richard Groves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Richard Groves came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Barking fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Richard Groves couldn't finish the play. Cleethorpes's Stan Winfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wally Wise in the 40th minute of play. Cleethorpes's Stan Winfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Groves in the 42nd minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 62nd minute, Cleethorpes's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Richard Groves fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Richard Groves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes Cleethorpes got a freekick which was hit by Kristian Laverick. 68 minutes into the match, Cleethorpes's goalkeeper Stan Winfield had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wally Wise. 73 minutes into the match, Cleethorpes's goalkeeper Stan Winfield had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wally Wise. The supporters of Barking booed when Cleethorpes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walter Simpson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wally Wise's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Stan Winfield firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cleethorpes's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Richard Groves scored to the left of an out of position Stan Winfield, making the score, 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Barking's Richard Groves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stan Winfield. That made the score 1-2 after 87 minutes of play. In the 96th minute Richard Groves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stan Winfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barking'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.