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Pride Park Arena
Spectators: 5757 (Terracing: 3882, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Rodney Wardle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Don Culverhouse tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodney Wardle in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Don Culverhouse prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grant Hardcastle made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Fraser Byfield sent off a good shot on target. Tommy Letheren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grant Hardcastle having to interfere. When Elite Tigers United Fc's Ivan Land in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Keelby's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Elite Tigers United Fc's Rory Shuttleworth got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 15 played minutes Elite Tigers United Fc got a freekick which was hit by Fraser Byfield. The audience was convinced that Ivan Land's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grant Hardcastle was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Oscar Shipley hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Don Culverhouse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denis Brent, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ivan Land's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Grant Hardcastle skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Grant Hardcastle was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ivan Land showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 29 minute of play. If Ivan Land had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Keanu Harrison hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Oscar Shipley in the 41st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Elite Tigers United Fc's Keanu Harrison. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivan Land in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Grant Hardcastle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Spike Saunders's late challenge caught a Elite Tigers United Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Spike Saunders helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd minute, Spike Saunders hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 played minutes, Elite Tigers United Fc's Keanu Harrison shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Grant Hardcastle came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Elite Tigers United Fc reached it. Don Culverhouse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Brent in the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Denis Brent made the kick off in the second half. During the 52nd minute of the match Spike Saunders completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Spike Saunders a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ivan Land fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grant Hardcastle having to interfere. Keelby's Grant Hardcastle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Land in the 60th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Keelby's Denis Brent got a free kick in the 64th minute. Grant Hardcastle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Land in the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Fraser Byfield ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grant Hardcastle was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. After some careless play in the Keelby defense, Fraser Byfield kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grant Hardcastle. The Keelby fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grant Hardcastle should have stopped the shot. After 72 minutes, Michael Spurgeon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Keelby and the Elite Tigers United Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Land in the 74th minute of play forced Keelby's goalkeeper Grant Hardcastle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Oscar Shipley was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Keelby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elite Tigers United Fc the free kick. A collision led to Keelby getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Oscar Shipley hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodney Wardle got free with Don Culverhouse in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodney Wardle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Don Culverhouse made a huge save. A collision led to Elite Tigers United Fc getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Keanu Harrison hit a great ball. If Tommy Letheren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivan Land sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Land sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Elite Tigers United Fc's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.