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Bristol Fishponds St
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Greg Watkins started the match with the kick off. In the 7th match minute, Bristol Fishponds United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Verne Pearch to maneuver through the defense. Vern Haper hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Verne Pearch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ivor Dodgson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nick Eastwood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Willets having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zack Freeman in the 26th minute of play forced Withington's goalkeeper Gregory Kearney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Ivor Dodgson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Willets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Greg Watkins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaac Willets was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Isaac Willets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nick Eastwood went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 44th minute, Greg Watkins left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Withington fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zack Freeman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Malcolm Lappin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Withington fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Withington's Greg Watkins looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Greg Watkins got free with Isaac Willets in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Greg Watkins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malcolm Lappin kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Steven Crane's late challenge caught a Withington's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steven Crane helped the player get up and apologised. After 67 played minutes Bristol Fishponds United got a freekick which was hit by Steven Crane. Nick Eastwood recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Withington fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Withington's Greg Watkins looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Zack Freeman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregory Kearney having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Crane in the 77th minute of play forced Withington's goalkeeper Gregory Kearney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isaac Willets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Greg Watkins went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Greg Watkins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaac Willets having to interfere. Bristol Fishponds United's Isaac Willets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Bristol Fishponds United from getting a goal against them. Bristol Fishponds United's Isaac Willets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Bristol Fishponds United from getting a goal against them. Greg Watkins struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Isaac Willets didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Withington. When the final whistle sounded Withington left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Bristol Fishponds United.