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Whitworth Park
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) Jamie Blake started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Tom Dean managed to get in a good position for a shot. Keggers Hill FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tom Dean was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Eadan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tom Dean came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Keggers Hill 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 Tom Dean couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute of the match, Jamie Blake tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Felix Otsando saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 10thth minute of the game Tom Dean who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Whitworth's Ivan Eadan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Phillip Baker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Eadan having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Tom Dean made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Eadan. Whitworth's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tom Dean in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ivan Eadan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Whitworth's Ivan Eadan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phillip Baker in the 23rd minute of play. Ivan Eadan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Dean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Tom Dean's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivan Eadan was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Phillip Baker might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Eadan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Phillip Baker ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 32nd minute, Tom Dean left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Keggers Hill FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stuart Doyle during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Stuart Doyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Damien Saxton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ivan Eadan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Blacknell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CJ Barton's late challenge caught a Keggers Hill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. CJ Barton helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Whitworth getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. CJ Barton hit a great ball. After 43 played minutes, Keggers Hill FC's Damien Saxton shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ivan Eadan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Keggers Hill FC reached it. In the 45th minute, Phillip Baker made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Eadan. Whitworth's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tom Dean to make the kick off. Ivan Eadan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Dean in the 52nd minute of the match. Robbie Blacknell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ivan Eadan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 57 in the game by Tom Dean from a close distance when the talented Ivan Eadan managed to make a qualified save. Whitworth's players were relieved. 58 minutes into the match, Whitworth's goal looked a bit too open when Phillip Baker came free, but Ivan Eadan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robbie Blacknell might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Eadan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robbie Blacknell ran back to his position shaking his head. Whitworth's Ivan Eadan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Whitworth from getting a goal against them. After 66 played minutes Whitworth got a freekick which was hit by Mattias Moxon. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Coyle in the 75th minute of play forced Keggers Hill FC's goalkeeper Felix Otsando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Harland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ivan Eadan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tom Dean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Felix Otsando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamie Blake in the 85th minute of play. Mattias Moxon hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Damien Saxton was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Tom Dean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Eadan having to interfere. The Whitworth fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Keggers Hill FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.