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Middridge Village
Spectators: 7544 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vitomir Odavić started the match with the kick off. Jefto Stević was a little too slow when Vitomir Odavić got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Vitomir Odavić put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Jefto Stević. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Bećirović in the 16th minute of play forced Middridge Village's goalkeeper Svetoje Milenković to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalibor Tadićs short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Jefto Stević to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jefto Stević didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 21st minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. The supporters of Middridge Village booed when Purfleet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Bećirović didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spasoje Radosavović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Jefto Stević tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 32 minutes, Spasoje Radosavović managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Middridge Village's supporters crossed their fingers, but Spasoje Radosavović was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Purfleet fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! Jefto Stević had in the 35thth minute some difficulties stopping Dalibor Tadić's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Vitomir Odavić in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jefto Stević, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 40th minute, Vitomir Odavić fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Vitomir Odavić in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jefto Stević, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Milijan Srdanović stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Middridge Village's Svetoje Milenković got control of the ball when Oliver Bećirović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vitomir Odavić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefto Stević having to interfere. Middridge Village made a substitution. Matija Andrijašević replaced Špiro Višković. The supporters of Purfleet booed when Middridge Village was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gradimir Vlahović didn't get a good kick on the ball. Purfleet's Velizar Majstorović shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Svetoje Milenković but with some difficulty. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vitomir Odavić in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jefto Stević prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72ndth minute of the game Vitomir Odavić who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Purfleet's Jefto Stević was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute Vukoje Jelenić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jefto Stević saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jefto Stević showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitomir Odavić, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Dalibor Tadić managed to get in a good position for a shot. Middridge Village's supporters rose to their feet, but Dalibor Tadić was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jefto Stević breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Middridge Village's Vitomir Odavić in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Purfleet's goalie prevented a goal. Gradimir Vlahović hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The long shot by Sanel Lutovac in the 96th minute really tested Svetoje Milenković's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.