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Belgravia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Billy Forrest started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Billy Forrest 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. After a defensive mix-up in Belgravia's zone, Andy Brimble stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Miller came out of the goal and Andy Brimble tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Belgravia's zone, Billy Forrest stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Miller came out of the goal and Billy Forrest tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Michael Miller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy Forrest in the 13th minute of play. Patrick Battersby could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Scott Eagles made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Ilfracombe's Billie Featherstone got a free kick in the 18th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Belgravia's zone, Andy Brimble stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michael Miller came out of the goal and Andy Brimble tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Billy Forrest received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Michael Miller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Billy Forrest had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Ilfracombe's Billy Forrest in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belgravia's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Billy Forrest in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michael Miller saved Belgravia from getting behind. If Andy Brimble had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Ilfracombe's Scott Eagles got control of the ball when Patrick Battersby tried to sneak it across the goal line. Scott Eagles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Armstrong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Andy Brimble had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliver Armstrong made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Patrick Battersby cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Scott Eagles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Armstrong in the 56th minute of play forced Ilfracombe's goalkeeper Scott Eagles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Battersby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Eagles having to interfere. After 61 minutes, Stuart Seaman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgravia and the Ilfracombe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Belgravia's Stuart Seaman got a free kick in the 61st minute. Michael Miller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Forrest, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Tristan Hubbard kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Ilfracombe's Michael Miller threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Billy Forrest, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Oliver Armstrong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andy Brimble blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Michael Miller having to make a save. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Billy Forrest got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Belgravia's Michael Miller got control of the ball when Andy Brimble tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Andy Brimble 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 86th minute of the match, Billy Forrest tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Michael Miller saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Andy Brimble received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Michael Miller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andy Brimble sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Belgravia's Patrick Battersby in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ilfracombe's goalie prevented a goal. Oliver Armstrong fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Eagles having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Belgravia fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ilfracombe had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.