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Fairfield Park
Spectators: 6851 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 0) Ken Edison made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Fairfield's zone, John Galway stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Deacon came out of the goal and John Galway tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. John Galway took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivan Deacon . Ivan Deacon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gerry Knightley hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Ivan Deacon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Galway, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Ivan Deacon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Galway in the 15th minute of the match. John Galway fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Deacon having to interfere. A collision led to Blackpool getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Steven Murray hit a great ball. Ken Edison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gary Haines having to interfere. Gary Haines showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ken Edison in the 24th minute of the match. Ivor Haywood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivor Haywood got free with Gary Haines in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Blackpool's Kurt Best got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Fairfield's zone, John Galway stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Deacon came out of the goal and John Galway tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivan Deacon didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Blackpool's John Galway shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 38 minutes into the match, Fairfield's goal looked a bit too open when John Galway came free, but Ivan Deacon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 40 minutes, Ivor Haywood managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fairfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivor Haywood was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rueben Pitts hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. John Galway was the one to do the kick off. Kurt Best struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Ivan Deacon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Blackpool. Stephen Hassell charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stephen Hassell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Blackpool got a freekick which was hit by Stephen Hassell . When Danny Seaward fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fairfield's protests and gave Danny Seaward a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Fairfield getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Danny Seaward hit a great ball. Kurt Best fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Deacon having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as John Galway kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ivan Deacon . That made the score 0-3 in the 71 minute of play. Ken Edison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kurt Best could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Ivan Deacon made a huge save. Ken Edison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Gary Haines tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.