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Holmfirth
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vernon Cooke made the kick off which started today's match. In the 14th minute Trev Sercombe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Bartram saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Holmfirth FC's Jon Bartram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vernon Cooke in the 15th minute of play. Jon Bartram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trev Sercombe, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Jon Bartram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vernon Cooke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, Holmfirth FC's Steve Martin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jimmy Carter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 26th minute, Blewbury United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Duncan Worrall fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Trev Sercombe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vernon Cooke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Jon Bartram tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jon Bartram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trev Sercombe in the 35th minute of play. Vernon Cooke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Jon Bartram tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jon Bartram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vernon Cooke, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Duncan Worrall stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jimmy Carter showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duncan Worrall in the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Blewbury United's zone, Duncan Worrall stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimmy Carter came out of the goal and Duncan Worrall tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Duncan Worrall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Trev Sercombe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toby Vickers hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Blewbury United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Frank Guest in the 64th minute. James Wishart was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a defensive mix-up in Holmfirth FC's zone, Trev Sercombe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jon Bartram came out of the goal and Trev Sercombe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Trev Sercombe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71stth minute of the game Vernon Cooke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Holmfirth FC's Jon Bartram was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Holmfirth FC's Jon Bartram got control of the ball when Trev Sercombe tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Trev Sercombe 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 75th minute, Glenn Seal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Trev Sercombe came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Blewbury 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 Trev Sercombe couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vernon Cooke in the 85th minute of play forced Holmfirth FC's goalkeeper Jon Bartram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duncan Worrall might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jimmy Carter. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Duncan Worrall ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vernon Cooke in the 91st minute of play forced Holmfirth FC's goalkeeper Jon Bartram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Vernon Cooke recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jon Bartram. Vernon Cooke showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vernon Cooke in the 97th minute of play forced Holmfirth FC's goalkeeper Jon Bartram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blewbury United were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Holmfirth FC to leave the ground with a draw.