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Derry Hill Park
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Martyn Metcalfe started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Derry Hill City's Adrian Henderson got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Eddie Jennings received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jon Stubbs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Dunchurch's Eddie Jennings in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Derry Hill City's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Derry Hill City's Kirk Forrest got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute, Eddie Jennings ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jon Stubbs was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Iain Kirkpatrick fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dunchurch's protests and gave Iain Kirkpatrick a yellow card for diving instead. In the 14th minute, Stephen Van Der Hoorn sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Dunchurch's Miles Cullen didn't even have to move. Eddie Jennings sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jon Stubbs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leigh Parks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Derry Hill City's zone, Eddie Jennings stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jon Stubbs came out of the goal and Eddie Jennings tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 32 played minutes Dunchurch got a freekick which was hit by Iain Kirkpatrick. Jon Stubbs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddie Jennings in the 35th minute of the match. When Martyn Metcalfe came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Derry Hill City 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 Martyn Metcalfe couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Syd Key got free with Miles Cullen in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Syd Key got free with Miles Cullen in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Derry Hill City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dunchurch were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eddie Jennings stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, Derry Hill City's Martyn Metcalfe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miles Cullen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Dunchurch's Leigh Parks sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jon Stubbs narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The attack was good, but when Eddie Jennings in the 63rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Jon Stubbs successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Dunchurch getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Alfie Beckford hit a great ball. Stephen Van Der Hoorn missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 69 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Miles Cullen right hand side. After 72 minutes of play, Derry Hill City's Martyn Metcalfe made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Miles Cullen was left in no man's land by his defense there! 75 minutes into the match, Derry Hill City's goal looked a bit too open when Eddie Jennings came free, but Jon Stubbs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthony Leather charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Leather the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anthony Leather hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Miles Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martyn Metcalfe, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Stephen Van Der Hoorn sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Miles Cullen skillfully saved the ball. When Derry Hill City's Syd Key in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dunchurch's goalie prevented a goal. Martyn Metcalfe might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miles Cullen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Martyn Metcalfe ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Dunchurch defense, Syd Key kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miles Cullen. The Dunchurch fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miles Cullen should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Martyn Metcalfe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miles Cullen was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When Derry Hill City's Martyn Metcalfe in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dunchurch's goalie prevented a goal. Derry Hill City were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Dunchurch for a fine match.