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Clacton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reuben Sadler took the kick off in the first half of the match. Antony Meechan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nick Mawson in the 12th minute of play. The supporters of Clacton United booed when Oxford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stan Weatherhead didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oxford's Will Bartlett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Oxford from getting a goal against them. Antony Meechan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reuben Sadler in the 27th minute of play. Will Bartlett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Medlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When Samuel Medlin came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Clacton United 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 Samuel Medlin couldn't finish the play. Samuel Medlin struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Will Bartlett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clacton United. 43 minutes into the game, Nicholas Robinson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oxford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clacton United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Oxford's Nicholas Robinson got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Oxford's Will Bartlett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Oxford from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Gary Nicoll made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Clacton United's goal looked a bit too open when Stan Weatherhead came free, but Antony Meechan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gary Nicoll in the 57th minute of play forced Oxford's goalkeeper Will Bartlett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oxford's Will Bartlett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Medlin in the 58th minute of play. Will Bartlett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gary Nicoll, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience was convinced that Samuel Medlin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Will Bartlett was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. The supporters of Clacton United booed when Oxford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Junior Fordham didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute, Samuel Medlin made a precise shot to the right of Will Bartlett. Oxford's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Will Bartlett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gary Nicoll, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. With a little luck, Clacton United's Antony Meechan got control of the ball when Gordon Cole tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87thth minute of the game Gary Nicoll who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oxford's Will Bartlett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samuel Medlin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Will Bartlett having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, Clacton United's Gary Nicoll made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Will Bartlett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antony Meechan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reuben Sadler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clacton United's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.