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Knapton Park
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Harlesden's Bradley Ford started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bradley Ford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Simon Cornish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Crispin Hayward sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Jack Ealham came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Harlesden 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 Jack Ealham couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, Harlesden's goalkeeper Dean Hazledine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Keanu Branston. Jack Ealham hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Bradley Ford took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simon Cornish. Simon Cornish dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jack Ealham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Simon Cornish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Knapton City's zone, Jack Ealham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Cornish came out of the goal and Jack Ealham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Knapton City's Bryan Roberts got a free kick in the 39th minute. Bradley Ford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simon Cornish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bradley Ford in the 44th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Alexander Deeney made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Knapton City's goalkeeper Simon Cornish had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jack Ealham. In the 60th play minute Jack Ealham came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Simon Cornish. 0-2. When Jack Ealham fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harlesden's protests and gave Jack Ealham a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th match minute, Harlesden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Ealham to maneuver through the defense. Keanu Branston received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Dean Hazledine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jack Ealham in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Simon Cornish, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dean Hazledine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Deeney in the 73rd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Knapton City's goalkeeper Simon Cornish had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jack Ealham. With his leg Simon Cornish managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Harlesden's Jack Ealham fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Harlesden's goalkeeper Dean Hazledine, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Harlesden's Simon Cornish threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bradley Ford, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Jack Ealham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Cornish having to interfere. In the 87th match minute, Knapton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Les Mead to maneuver through the defense. Jack Ealham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Cornish having to interfere. Bryan Roberts kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes in the game, Jack Ealham 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. Harlesden played a much better game than Knapton City and deserved their victory. The Knapton City players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.