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Bishops Castle Stadi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dion Smikle made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dion Smikle in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Daniel Howson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Cracovia KS getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Carl Malpeli hit a great ball. Rio Lyons received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Orson Boyd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Howson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dion Smikle in the 12th minute of play. Daniel Howson was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Austin Scriven. In the 15th match minute, Arcena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christopher Jepson to maneuver through the defense. Stevie Whittaker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Daniel Howson made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Stevie Whittaker could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Daniel Howson however easily saved by the left post. When Shaun Bowen came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Arcena 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 Shaun Bowen couldn't finish the play. In the 27th minute Dion Smikle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Howson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Arcena getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Henry Firth hit a great ball. Rio Lyons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Arcena booed when Cracovia KS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Austin Scriven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orson Boyd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaun Bowen in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute of the match, Dion Smikle tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Daniel Howson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Shaun Bowen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stevie Whittaker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Daniel Howson made a huge save. Rio Lyons sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

After 50 minutes, Dion Smikle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cracovia KS and the Arcena players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rio Lyons blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orson Boyd having to make a save. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cracovia KS's goalkeeper Orson Boyd, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Daniel Howson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dion Smikle in the 61st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Dion Smikle sped through Arcena's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Daniel Howson. In the 64th minute Stevie Whittaker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Howson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Arcena's Shaun Bowen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orson Boyd narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Verne Harkness during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cracovia KS getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Verne Harkness hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Rio Lyons got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dion Smikle in the 74th minute of play forced Arcena's goalkeeper Daniel Howson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaun Bowen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orson Boyd having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Rio Lyons ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Orson Boyd was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 81st minute, Stevie Whittaker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniel Howson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. When Shaun Bowen fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arcena's protests and gave Shaun Bowen a yellow card for diving instead. Arcena's Henry Firth got his second yellow card of the match in the 87th minute. The referee ordered Henry Firth off the ground. A collision led to Arcena getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Henry Firth hit a great ball. In the 88th minute, Carl Malpeli sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Arcena's Daniel Howson didn't even have to move. If Shaun Bowen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd match minute, Arcena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christopher Jepson to maneuver through the defense. Johnathan Cookson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.