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Lancaster Park
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Martyn Stonehouse charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martyn Stonehouse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Plumstead FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Martyn Stonehouse hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Connor Roebuck got free with Danny Hilton in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Connor Roebuck struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Danny Hilton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lancaster. When Alex Barrow fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plumstead FC's protests and gave Alex Barrow a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Plumstead FC's Alex Barrow got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Bobby Dove shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danny Hilton showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Lancaster's Andre Woodyat got a free kick in the 25th minute. Martyn Stonehouse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Plumstead FC booed when Lancaster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nath Horseman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, Danny Barraclough 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 Lancaster's Jeff Hardy in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Plumstead FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danny Barraclough in the 38th minute of play forced Lancaster's goalkeeper Grant Adcock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phil Rice hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. When Danny Barraclough came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Plumstead FC 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 Danny Barraclough couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute, Bryan Corrigan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeff Hardy hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Danny Barraclough managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plumstead FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Danny Barraclough was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Grant Adcock breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeff Hardy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Martyn Stonehouse suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Lance Hind charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lance Hind the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lance Hind hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Plumstead FC's goal looked a bit too open when Connor Roebuck came free, but Danny Hilton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lancaster's Connor Roebuck got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Connor Roebuck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Connor Roebuck came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Lancaster 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 Connor Roebuck couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Lancaster's Jake Robson got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 71st match minute, Plumstead FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Barrow to maneuver through the defense. Jeff Hardy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Danny Hilton having to make a save. 79 minutes into the match, Plumstead FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jeff Hardy came free, but Danny Hilton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Jeff Hardy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danny Hilton was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The supporters of Lancaster booed when Plumstead FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bryan Corrigan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Plumstead FC defense, Jeff Hardy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Danny Hilton. The Plumstead FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Danny Hilton should have stopped the shot. Connor Roebuck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danny Hilton having to interfere. Plumstead FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.