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Redbourn Stadium
Spectators: 7228 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sammy Leatherdale got the match started through his kick off. Sammy Leatherdale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9thth minute of the game Sammy Leatherdale who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gloucester City's David Brownlow was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. David Brownlow stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sammy Leatherdale's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sammy Leatherdale in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Brownlow saved Gloucester City from getting behind. David Brownlow took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olly Trueman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Danny Winstanley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25thth minute of the game Olly Trueman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gloucester City's David Brownlow was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Darlington United's goalkeeper Charlie Phelps had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Danny Winstanley. If Olly Trueman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Olly Trueman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Shaun Addison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the match, Phil Oatway sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Charlie Phelps threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Phil Oatway this time. If Sammy Leatherdale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phil Leeson to make the kick off. After 54 minutes, Les Barker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Darlington United and the Gloucester City players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Gloucester City booed when Darlington United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Les Barker didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sammy Leatherdale got free with David Brownlow in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sammy Leatherdale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Brownlow having to interfere. The supporters of Gloucester City booed when Darlington United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ben Platt didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sammy Leatherdale came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Darlington United 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 Sammy Leatherdale couldn't finish the play. Charlie Phelps made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danny Winstanley in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Les Barker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Gloucester City booed when Darlington United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ben Platt didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute, Sammy Leatherdale reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of David Brownlow. The goal made the score 0-2. Sammy Leatherdale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Brownlow having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Darlington United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Gloucester City.