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Workington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Carlton Inman made the kick off and thus started the match. Zak Shea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Don Griffiths having to make a save. After 6 played minutes Workington got a freekick which was hit by Carlton Inman. Don Griffiths made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zak Shea in the 8th minute of play. Þrúðmar Brynjólfsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlton Inman in the 14th minute. A collision led to Workington getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Lance Kennedy hit a great ball. Peter Grantham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Michael Gerrard hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. If Peter Grantham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Þrúðmar Brynjólfsson made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Carlton Inman sent off a good shot on target. Don Griffiths took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zak Shea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Don Griffiths showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zak Shea in the 30th minute of the match. Don Griffiths didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zak Shea went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Don Griffiths showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zak Shea in the 36th minute of the match. Don Griffiths took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Des Buckley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Zak Shea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Don Griffiths. Workington's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zak Shea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zak Shea was the one to do the kick off. Pierre Milton was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 54 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Real Madrid fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Matt Stockdale placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! If Andy Boxall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Matt Stockdale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Real Madrid's Des Buckley in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Workington's goalie prevented a goal. Real Madrid's Þrúðmar Brynjólfsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlton Inman in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to Real Madrid getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Des Buckley hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlton Inman in the 80th minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Þrúðmar Brynjólfsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnathon Ellis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, John Lincoln managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Madrid's supporters rose to their feet, but John Lincoln was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Don Griffiths breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With splendid footwork Des Buckley arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-5 by the left pole in the game's 86th minute. After 89 played minutes Real Madrid got a freekick which was hit by Des Buckley. Carlton Inman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Þrúðmar Brynjólfsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 99th minute, Des Buckley 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. Real Madrid played a much better game than Workington and deserved their victory. The Workington players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.