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Cleckheaton Stadium
Spectators: 8087 (Terracing: 6066, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) David Corby started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alec Bittner struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Guido Bartoli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leyton Orient. Leyton Orient's Orson Sharp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zane Holyfield in the 7th minute of play. Guido Bartoli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alec Bittner in the 9th minute. In the 11thth minute of the game David Corby who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leyton Orient's Orson Sharp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Grant Rushmere kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. The supporters of Leyton Orient booed when Richings Park FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeff Fordham didn't get a good kick on the ball. Buster Merrill made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Grant Rushmere. Alec Callery might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guido Bartoli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alec Callery ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Richings Park FC's zone, Alec Bittner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guido Bartoli came out of the goal and Alec Bittner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Zane Holyfield came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Richings Park FC 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 Zane Holyfield couldn't finish the play. If Alec Bittner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th match minute, Richings Park FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Rushmere to maneuver through the defense. Rick Mortimer hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Leyton Orient's goal looked a bit too open when Zane Holyfield came free, but Orson Sharp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Leyton Orient defense, David Corby kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Orson Sharp. The Leyton Orient fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Orson Sharp should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alec Bittner was the one to do the kick off. Richings Park FC's Trev Beckett quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ritchie Frost, made in the 51st minute of the game. Leyton Orient's Orson Sharp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Corby in the 56th minute of play. Guido Bartoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alec Bittner, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Guido Bartoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alec Callery, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that David Corby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Orson Sharp was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. David Corby's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Orson Sharp skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Richings Park FC's goalkeeper Guido Bartoli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. David Corby charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Corby the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Leyton Orient booed when Richings Park FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Corby didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Leyton Orient's Toni Cancino got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute, David Corby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th match minute, Richings Park FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Corby to maneuver through the defense. Richings Park FC's Grant Rushmere got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Grant Rushmere off the ground. David Corby hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Orson Sharp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Corby, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Guido Bartoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Unesson, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Leyton Orient manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Richings Park FC to win.