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Garstang Stadium
Spectators: 10861 (Terracing: 8148, Seating: 2497, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Vedat Kabataş took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mateo Romo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Vedat Kabataş, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 许俊鸿 in the 7th minute of play forced Garstang AFC's goalkeeper Rick Kessler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gomersal AFC's Anderson Pernambucano in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Garstang AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Gomersal AFC's Mateo Romo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Gomersal AFC from getting a goal against them. After 15 minutes Gomersal AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Florencio Maureo who took care of the corner kick. Mateo Romo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tim Beck in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anderson Pernambucano in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rick Kessler saved Garstang AFC from getting behind. The Gomersal AFC fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Gomersal AFC's Anderson Pernambucano 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rick Kessler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Millan Matas in the 25th minute of the match. When Gomersal AFC's 许俊鸿 in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Garstang AFC's goalie prevented a goal. When Gomersal AFC's Anderson Pernambucano in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Garstang AFC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Anderson Pernambucano sped through Garstang AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rick Kessler. 许俊鸿 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Rick Kessler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute 许俊鸿 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Kessler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Gomersal AFC fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Gomersal AFC's Anderson Pernambucano 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 40 minutes into the match, 许俊鸿 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rick Kessler. Garstang AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 许俊鸿 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After the first half Gomersal AFC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anderson Pernambucano was the one to do the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Garstang AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! 许俊鸿 in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rick Kessler, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gomersal AFC's Anderson Pernambucano was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 60th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Garstang AFC's goal looked a bit too open when 许俊鸿 came free, but Rick Kessler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anderson Pernambucano got free with Rick Kessler in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th match minute, Garstang AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Beck to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Rick Kessler managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Gomersal AFC's 许俊鸿 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 许俊鸿 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rick Kessler came out and tried to block the shot, but 许俊鸿 slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 71st minute. Gomersal AFC's Mateo Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Vedat Kabataş in the 78th minute of play. Rick Kessler stood somewhat misplaced when Anderson Pernambucano came free in front of goal and shot 0-8 to the left of him in the 79 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anderson Pernambucano in the 84th minute of play forced Garstang AFC's goalkeeper Rick Kessler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rick Kessler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anderson Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Blair Neill's late challenge caught a Garstang AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Blair Neill helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st match minute, Gomersal AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blair Neill to maneuver through the defense. After 93 minutes of play, Gomersal AFC's 许俊鸿 made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rick Kessler was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Gomersal AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.