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Prescot Stadium
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Damian Buckle made the kick off which started today's match. Dylan Button took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ron Lofthouse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keanu Barton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neil Law's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Glenn Alsford skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Byron Pilkington hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ron Lofthouse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Dylan Button tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dylan Button stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damian Buckle's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Crawley's Glenn Alsford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keanu Barton in the 30th minute of play. If Damian Buckle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Damian Buckle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dylan Button having to interfere. Ron Lofthouse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dylan Button having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Crawley's Damian Buckle got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute Keanu Barton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Alsford saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Neil Law had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Keanu Barton to make the kick off. Neil Law fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glenn Alsford having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Neil Law made a precise shot to the right of Glenn Alsford. Crawley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 65 minutes into the match, Keanu Barton notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Crawley's Glenn Alsford. Glenn Alsford was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Neil Law sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ron Lofthouse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neil Law fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glenn Alsford having to interfere. If Keanu Barton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Nick Patton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keanu Barton struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Glenn Alsford didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prescot FC. In the 90thth minute of the game Neil Law who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crawley's Glenn Alsford was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Prescot FC had won after a very even match.