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Cruyff Stadiu
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Francis Ellerton started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fred Chapman was a little too slow when Francis Ellerton got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Jeff Draper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute, Jeff Draper left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ajax Fans Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. With his leg Fred Chapman managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Ajax Fans Club's Jeff Draper fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Francis Ellerton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kris Granville didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kristian Colman went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ajax Fans Club's goalkeeper Kris Granville, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. jimjam's Fred Chapman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Ellerton in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Ajax Fans Club's Pete Taggart dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Kristian Colman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sid Woolford to make the kick off. Edward Ridsdale struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Kris Granville didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for jimjam. Kristian Colman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jim Burns hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Fred Chapman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francis Ellerton in the 64th minute of play. After some careless play in the jimjam defense, Jeff Draper kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fred Chapman. The jimjam fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fred Chapman should have stopped the shot. Fred Chapman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeff Draper, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. When Jeff Draper came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Ajax Fans Club 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 Jeff Draper couldn't finish the play. jimjam's Fred Chapman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Ellerton in the 74th minute of play. jimjam's Fred Chapman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pete Taggart in the 75th minute of play. Kris Granville made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Ridsdale in the 76th minute. Fred Chapman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francis Ellerton, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After a rather tough play, Ajax Fans Club's Jeff Draper got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Graeme Eyre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, jimjam's goal looked a bit too open when Pete Taggart came free, but Fred Chapman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pete Taggart came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Ajax Fans Club 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 Pete Taggart couldn't finish the play. Fred Chapman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francis Ellerton in the 86th minute of play. Fred Chapman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pete Taggart, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Ajax Fans Club's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Woolford came free, but Kris Granville reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Colman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the jimjam players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ajax Fans Club.