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Westbury-sub-Mendip
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Wes Simpson made the kick off and thus started the match. Gwyn Mann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kirk Bailey, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Jermaine Wright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Philip Searle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Farmer in the 10th minute of play forced Westbury-sub-Mendip United's goalkeeper Gwyn Mann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Westbury-sub-Mendip United's Jermaine Wright sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Philip Searle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Westbury-sub-Mendip United's goal looked a bit too open when James Farmer came free, but Gwyn Mann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deon Stiles kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Gwyn Mann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Farmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Westbury-sub-Mendip United's zone, Kirk Bailey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gwyn Mann came out of the goal and Kirk Bailey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gwyn Mann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Farmer in the 32nd minute of play. Kirk Bailey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Gwyn Mann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 40 minutes into the match, Westbury-sub-Mendip United's goal looked a bit too open when Kirk Bailey came free, but Gwyn Mann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute James Farmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gwyn Mann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joe Colbert hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Nat Bland took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gwyn Mann. Westbury-sub-Mendip United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Philip Searle was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wes Simpson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 48 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kirk Bailey to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Walshaw City's James Farmer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gwyn Mann narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kirk Bailey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gwyn Mann having to interfere. James Farmer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 63 minutes, Jermaine Wright managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Westbury-sub-Mendip United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jermaine Wright was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wes Simpson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Philip Searle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nat Bland hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. James Farmer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Gwyn Mann made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Tristram Webster hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nat Bland, 74 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Westbury-sub-Mendip United's Gwyn Mann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by James Farmer in the 79th minute of play. Gwyn Mann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kirk Bailey in the 85th minute of play. Kirk Bailey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, James Farmer 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. In the 94th minute of the match Walshaw City got a corner. Westbury-sub-Mendip United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nat Bland ran over to the corner to take the kick. Walshaw City's Nat Bland was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gwyn Mann in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jermaine Wright charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jermaine Wright the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Jermaine Wright hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute, Joe Colbert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Westbury-sub-Mendip United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.