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New Milton
Spectators: 6792 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Baltazar Ruiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lymm United's supporters rose to their feet, but Baltazar Ruiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Humberto Amaya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 11 minutes into the match, Jaime Rico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oswaldo Braun. Lymm United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Rico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Jaime Rico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Oswaldo Braun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Claudio Melendez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mariano Zepeda kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. When Lymm United's Claudio Melendez, in the 23rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Lymm United. After 26 played minutes, Lymm United's Esteban Messias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Humberto Amaya 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 Lymm United reached it. After 27 minutes of play, Lymm United's Baltazar Ruiz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Humberto Amaya was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Claudio Melendez came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Lymm United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudio Melendez couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Ruiz in the 35th minute of play forced New Milton FC's goalkeeper Humberto Amaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Baltazar Ruiz made a precise shot to the right of Humberto Amaya. New Milton FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltazar Ruiz to make the kick off. Claudio Melendez in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Humberto Amaya, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. New Milton FC's Humberto Amaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baltazar Ruiz in the 56th minute of play. Emerson Medina hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If Odir Mondragon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Baltazar Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Lymm United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Baltazar Ruiz couldn't finish the play. Claudio Melendez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Humberto Amaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilmer Zepeda's late challenge caught a Lymm United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wilmer Zepeda helped the player get up and apologised. Wilmer Zepeda kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Claudio Melendez came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Lymm United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudio Melendez couldn't finish the play. Jaime Rico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of New Milton FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lymm United:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Rico in the 95th minute of play forced Lymm United's goalkeeper Oswaldo Braun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lymm United played a much better game than New Milton FC and deserved their victory. The New Milton FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.