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Bishop Auckland Park
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simeon Blackwater in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodney Lester saved Bishop Auckland from getting behind. Bishop Auckland's Rodney Lester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simeon Blackwater in the 7th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ivan Bartrup managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kidlington's supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Bartrup was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodney Lester breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Bartrup in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodney Lester saved Bishop Auckland from getting behind. After 15 minutes, Simeon Blackwater made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bishop Auckland's Rodney Lester tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Simeon Blackwater fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodney Lester having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Vic Coburn was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bishop Auckland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kidlington the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bishop Auckland's Vic Coburn got a free kick in the 19th minute. Rodney Lester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simeon Blackwater, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to Kidlington getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Simeon Blackwater hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, Kidlington's goalkeeper Alex Dlyan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kristopher Howarth. Alex Dlyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Syd Armitstead in the 28th minute of the match. The long shot by Walter Griffin in the 31st minute really tested Alex Dlyan's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kristopher Howarth could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Alex Dlyan made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Simeon Blackwater in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodney Lester saved Bishop Auckland from getting behind. Rodney Lester took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simeon Blackwater, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bishop Auckland's Rodney Lester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simeon Blackwater in the 38th minute of play. Simeon Blackwater sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Dlyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Syd Armitstead in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute Simeon Blackwater shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodney Lester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Kristopher Howarth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute Simeon Blackwater shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodney Lester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Kidlington booed when Bishop Auckland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vic Coburn didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dom Holmes during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 57 played minutes Kidlington got a freekick which was hit by Dom Holmes. Ron Britton took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alex Dlyan. Kidlington's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Alex Dlyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Syd Armitstead, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Alex Dlyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Syd Armitstead, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After some careless play in the Kidlington defense, Vic Coburn kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Dlyan. The Kidlington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Dlyan should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Bishop Auckland's Rodney Lester got control of the ball when Simeon Blackwater tried to sneak it across the goal line. Simeon Blackwater had several of the Bishop Auckland's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 76 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Rodney Lester as he didn't even see the shot coming. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kidlington fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, Bishop Auckland's Bobby Seabourne got a free kick in the 88th minute. Fred Woodhall fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodney Lester having to interfere. If Simeon Blackwater had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simeon Blackwaters short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Rodney Lester to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rodney Lester made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simeon Blackwater in the 95th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Kidlington failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.