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Tollesbury Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Wesley Tonkin made the kick off and thus started the match. Harvey Eubank made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brad Boothroyd in the 6th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Wuhan FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tiki Taka Barcelona:s goal. Harvey Eubank went to the wrong direction when Micheal Parry was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 18 minutes in the game, Wesley Tonkin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rodney Thornton having to interfere. If Huey Sheene had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Wesley Tonkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wuhan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wesley Tonkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodney Thornton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vernon Ashton hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Wesley Tonkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodney Thornton having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Brad Boothroyd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Harvey Eubank was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Wuhan FC's Harvey Eubank played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brad Boothroyd in the 39th minute of play. After having played for 40 minutes, Michael Woodyat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wuhan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Woodyat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Michael Woodyat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodney Thornton was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After having played for 45 minutes, Michael Woodyat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wuhan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Woodyat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Michael Woodyat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Harvey Eubank made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damien Dewhirst in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Tiki Taka Barcelona booed when Wuhan FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Woodyat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harvey Eubank acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 58th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kristopher Rawlings. After 59 minutes, Damien Dewhirst mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiki Taka Barcelona and the Wuhan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tiki Taka Barcelona's Damien Dewhirst got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 61st match minute, Wuhan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Woodyat to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Wuhan FC's Charles Mead got a free kick in the 71st minute. The long shot by Micheal Parry in the 72nd minute really tested Harvey Eubank's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Rodney Thornton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Woodyat in the 74th minute of play. Rodney Thornton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Tonkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wuhan FC were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Tiki Taka Barcelona's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Freddie Moxon took the corner. After taking down the ball on Wuhan FC's corner Freddie Moxon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rodney Thornton quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Michael Woodyat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wuhan FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Woodyat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 88 minutes into the game, one of Wuhan FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Micheal Parry walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 95th minute Brad Boothroyd shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harvey Eubank saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.