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Islington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfred Bowen kicked off to start the match. Liam Dickens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jack Howarth in the 4th minute. Sly Rashleigh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Liam Dickens made a huge save. With his leg Liam Dickens managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Islington's Jack Howarth fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With an all-out effort, Islington's Liam Dickens threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Seth Andrews, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sly Rashleigh in the 10th minute of play forced Watchet's goalkeeper Liam Dickens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seth Andrews in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liam Dickens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Philip Parsons hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes, Watchet's Alfred Bowen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Samuel Mac Adaim 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 Watchet reached it. 18 minutes into the match, Watchet's goal looked a bit too open when Seth Andrews came free, but Liam Dickens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Watchet's goal looked a bit too open when Seth Andrews came free, but Liam Dickens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kev Flynn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Liam Dickens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Watchet's Liam Dickens got control of the ball when Sly Rashleigh tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Watchet getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Glenn Slade hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Seth Andrews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liam Dickens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Watchet booed when Islington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Howarth didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seth Andrews in the 38th minute of play forced Watchet's goalkeeper Liam Dickens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Seth Andrews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liam Dickens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes, Patrick Rice mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Watchet and the Islington players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Patrick Rice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Islington's Jack Howarth got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Seth Andrews to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Islington's Jack Howarth made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Liam Dickens was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th minute, Sly Rashleigh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liam Dickens was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Samuel Mac Adaim was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Alfred Bowen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfred Bowen really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. After 65 played minutes Watchet got a freekick which was hit by Glenn Slade. Jack Howarth scored 4-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liam Dickens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jack Howarth scored 5-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liam Dickens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 74 minutes into the match, Sly Rashleigh notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Watchet's Liam Dickens. Liam Dickens was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sly Rashleigh scored 7-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liam Dickens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute Jack Howarth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liam Dickens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liam Dickens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seth Andrews in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Watchet's goal looked a bit too open when Sly Rashleigh came free, but Liam Dickens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Howarth in the 86th minute of play forced Watchet's goalkeeper Liam Dickens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Sly Rashleigh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-1. Liam Dickens was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Liam Dickens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Howarth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 92 minutes on the clock, Philip Parsons commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Islington's Samuel Mac Adaim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glenn Slade in the 94th minute of play. Jack Howarth scored 9-1 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Liam Dickens, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.