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Golders Green
Spectators: 6706 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 0) Gary Boulding showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ged Bostock, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Newcastle-under-Lyme's Caleb Woodcock nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gary Boulding made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Bobby Tinker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Denis Grantham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sean Jones's late challenge caught a Golders Green United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sean Jones helped the player get up and apologised. After 10 played minutes Newcastle-under-Lyme got a freekick which was hit by Sean Jones. In the 17th match minute, Newcastle-under-Lyme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sean Jones to maneuver through the defense. When Ged Bostock came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Ged Bostock couldn't finish the play. Golders Green United's Gary Boulding played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caleb Woodcock in the 23rd minute of play. If Ged Bostock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 played minutes Newcastle-under-Lyme got a freekick which was hit by Caleb Woodcock. Newcastle-under-Lyme's Sean Jones got his second yellow card of the match in the 32nd minute. The referee ordered Sean Jones off the ground. In the 37th minute, Ged Bostock left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Newcastle-under-Lyme fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. If Ged Bostock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerry Kerridge made a kick off. Ged Bostock might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gary Boulding. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ged Bostock ran back to his position shaking his head. When Golders Green United's Bobby Tinker in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Newcastle-under-Lyme's goalie prevented a goal. After 54 played minutes Newcastle-under-Lyme got a freekick which was hit by Caleb Woodcock. When Howard Le Saux came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Newcastle-under-Lyme 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 Howard Le Saux couldn't finish the play. Gary Boulding stood somewhat misplaced when Ged Bostock came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 77 minute. Howard Le Saux in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gary Boulding, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Ged Bostock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerry Kerridge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Grantham having to interfere. 98 minutes into the match, Gerry Kerridge notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Newcastle-under-Lyme's Denis Grantham. Denis Grantham was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.