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Stamford Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fred Ely made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Keighley City's goalkeeper Ralf Chapman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justin Law. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Ely in the 5th minute of play forced Keighley City's goalkeeper Ralf Chapman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurence Moxon hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Keighley City's zone, Justin Law stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ralf Chapman came out of the goal and Justin Law tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ralf Chapman made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Justin Law sent off a good shot on target. Ralph Holbrook hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Fred Ely had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, Stamford United's Fred Ely sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ralf Chapman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fred Ely received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ralf Chapman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justin Law got free with Ralf Chapman in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes in the game, Justin Law dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. If Justin Law had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Ely in the 31st minute of play forced Keighley City's goalkeeper Ralf Chapman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laurence Moxon kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Justin Law received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Ralf Chapman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Justin Law managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stamford United's supporters rose to their feet, but Justin Law was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ralf Chapman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ralph Holbrook's late challenge caught a Stamford United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ralph Holbrook helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, Keighley City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralph Holbrook to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Stamford United's Fred Ely got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kelvin Godsall to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ralf Blake during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fred Ely scored 1-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ralf Chapman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Justin Law struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ralf Chapman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stamford United. 58 minutes into the match, Fred Ely had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ralf Chapman. Keighley City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fred Ely was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 63 played minutes Keighley City got a freekick which was hit by Laurence Moxon. Harry Blake shot a long shot in the 64th minute and a light blocked Ralf Chapman hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 3-0. Ralf Chapman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Ely, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. If Justin Law had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 81 minutes of play Keighley City's Ralph Holbrook was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Keighley City's Ralph Holbrook got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Ralf Chapman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Ely's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Laurence Moxon kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Ralf Chapman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Ely, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Fred Cooke struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Ralf Chapman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stamford United. Justin Law struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Ralf Chapman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stamford United. A collision led to Keighley City getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ralf Blake hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Stamford United had played much better football throughout.