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Cow Lane
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felix Gamble got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the FC Kennington defense, Martin Turner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Barry Bryden. The FC Kennington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Barry Bryden should have stopped the shot. Jimmy Holden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alistair Woodhall having to interfere. In the 24th minute of the match, Felix Gamble tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alistair Woodhall saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Felix Gamble's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alistair Woodhall was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 27 minutes of play, Stourport on Severn United's Martin Turner made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Barry Bryden was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Kennington's Barry Bryden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Brady in the 39th minute of play. If Martin Turner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Martin Turner made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, FC Kennington's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Turner came free, but Barry Bryden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Al Brady got free with Barry Bryden in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 68 minutes, Felix Gamble mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kennington and the Stourport on Severn United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felix Gamble hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Turner in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Barry Bryden saved FC Kennington from getting behind. Al Brady who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Barry Bryden when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Austen Pool hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 77th match minute, Stourport on Severn United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frankie Law to maneuver through the defense. FC Kennington's Barry Bryden proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save FC Kennington from getting a goal against them. Alistair Woodhall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Holden in the 82nd minute of the match. Carlton Maxwell's late challenge caught a Stourport on Severn United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlton Maxwell helped the player get up and apologised. Carlton Maxwell hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Felix Gamble managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kennington's supporters rose to their feet, but Felix Gamble was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alistair Woodhall breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jimmy Holden came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the FC Kennington 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 Jimmy Holden couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute of the match, Martin Turner tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Barry Bryden saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After having played for 95 minutes, Al Brady managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stourport on Severn United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Al Brady was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, Martin Turner dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Barry Bryden, 0-4. When the match was over Stourport on Severn United could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Kennington throughout the match.