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Royal Oak
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Ben Purkiss made the kick off and thus started the match. Jeff Grainger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Preston in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Royal Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Purkiss came free, but Jeff Grainger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeff Grainger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Purkiss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Harry Faith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 11 minutes, Ben Purkiss made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Royal Oak's Jeff Grainger tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Royal Oak defense, Ben Purkiss kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeff Grainger. The Royal Oak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeff Grainger should have stopped the shot. Jeff Grainger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kris Coote in the 19th minute of play. Jeff Grainger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Purkiss in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Ben Purkiss who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Royal Oak's Jeff Grainger was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jeff Grainger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Preston in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Royal Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Purkiss came free, but Jeff Grainger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeff Grainger didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ben Purkiss went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Jeff Grainger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frankie Myers, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Jeff Grainger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Purkiss, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Royal Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Purkiss came free, but Jeff Grainger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reno Cimas made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Steven Shepherd sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Harry Faith made the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match Ben Purkiss climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-5 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Jeff Grainger. Royal Oak's Jeff Grainger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Purkiss in the 62nd minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Royal Oak's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Purkiss came free, but Jeff Grainger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Basil Pilgrim reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jeff Grainger. The goal made the score 0-6. Jeff Grainger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basil Pilgrim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeff Grainger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abraham Preston in the 73rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ben Purkiss in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeff Grainger saved Royal Oak from getting behind. 77 minutes into the match, Frankie Myers notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Royal Oak's Jeff Grainger. Jeff Grainger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jeff Grainger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Purkiss, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Ben Purkiss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeff Grainger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ben Purkiss in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeff Grainger saved Royal Oak from getting behind. Jeff Grainger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Purkiss in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the game, Liam Croft was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Royal Oak's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yo-Yo Aria FC the free kick. Liam Croft hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Royal Oak's goalkeeper Jeff Grainger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 97th match minute, Royal Oak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gareth Jenkinson to maneuver through the defense. Yo-Yo Aria FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.