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Aldridge
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jay Blackley got the match started through his kick off. Aldridge's Anthony Robinson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jay Blackley in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Aldridge booed when Milton Keynes City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ty Nelson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute of the match, Phil Moorhouse tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Brett Cowling saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jay Blackley in the 9th minute of play forced Aldridge's goalkeeper Anthony Robinson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phil Moorhouse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brett Cowling having to interfere. Dennis Cornforth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Brett Cowling tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 minutes, Barry Sears mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aldridge and the Milton Keynes City FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 19 minutes into the game, one of Aldridge:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Milton Keynes City FC. Fitz Thomas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Anthony Robinson. 0-1. When Ty Nelson was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 27 minutes had been played. A collision led to Milton Keynes City FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ty Nelson hit a great ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Jay Blackley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Milton Keynes City FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jay Blackley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 35 in the game by Dennis Cornforth from a close distance when the talented Brett Cowling managed to make a qualified save. Milton Keynes City FC's players were relieved. When Rhys Timiney came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Milton Keynes City 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 Rhys Timiney couldn't finish the play. 47 minutes into the match, Aldridge's goal looked a bit too open when Rhys Timiney came free, but Anthony Robinson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Aldridge players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Milton Keynes City FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phil Moorhouse to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Phil Moorhouse had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brett Cowling. Milton Keynes City FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Phil Moorhouse was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Milton Keynes City FC's Brett Cowling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Phil Moorhouse in the 66th minute of play. Milton Keynes City FC's Brett Cowling played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Cornforth in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Aldridge getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Phil Moorhouse hit a great ball. If Dennis Cornforth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rhys Timiney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthony Robinson having to interfere. Brett Cowling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phil Moorhouse in the 83rd minute of play. If Phil Moorhouse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rhys Timiney blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anthony Robinson having to make a save. If Les Dowdall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Aldridge's zone, Rhys Timiney stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthony Robinson came out of the goal and Rhys Timiney tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anthony Robinson made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Rhys Timiney sent off a good shot on target. The Milton Keynes City FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Aldridge from taking control. The game ends in a draw.