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Blandford Forum
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martyn Conway got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ashley Carroll in the 3rd minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Martyn Conway had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martyn Conway was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Ladislao Edur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martyn Conway sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Brayson made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marc Mayall. After 21 minutes of play, FC Pelsall's Ladislao Edur made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Gardner was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Marc Mayall came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Blandford Forum 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 Marc Mayall couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, FC Pelsall's goal looked a bit too open when Gerry Langford came free, but Fryderyk Gajewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Billie Woodward during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Billie Woodward kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The supporters of Blandford Forum booed when FC Pelsall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ashley Carroll didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Ashley Carroll made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martyn Conway in the 45th minute of play forced Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Pedro Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Gardner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Edur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half FC Pelsall were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marc Mayall made a kick off. Ladislao Edur scored 0-4 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Gardner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC Pelsall made a substitution. Heli Sánchez replaced Martyn Conway. Ladislao Edur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Gardner having to interfere. Ashley Carroll could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Pedro Gardner made a huge save. FC Pelsall's Fryderyk Gajewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Allison in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of Blandford Forum booed when FC Pelsall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Heli Sánchez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ladislao Edur during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Pelsall's Ladislao Edur got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Verne Forrester fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blandford Forum's protests and gave Verne Forrester a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th match minute, Blandford Forum was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Verne Forrester to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, Ashley Carroll had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ashley Carroll was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heli Sánchez got free with Pedro Gardner in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute of the match, Theo Beech tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Gardner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Theo Beech scored 0-6 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Gardner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 86 minutes into the match, Theo Beech had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Gardner. Blandford Forum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Theo Beech was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Fryderyk Gajewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc Mayall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Ladislao Edur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Pelsall's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.